
Ankor Sunburst
Marc Quinn's 'Ankor Sunburst' is an oil painting on canvas featuring bold, radiating forms suggesting a burst of light or energy at its center.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Discoveries
January 19, 2023
Estimate: $20,000 to $30,000
Lot 45
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Frank Stella
American · b. 1936

Stella's geometric abstractions featuring radiating patterns and bold concentric forms share the same sunburst energy and structured dynamism found in Quinn's piece. His Protractor series in particular uses vibrating arcs and intense color relationships that closely mirror the radiating focal point in Ankor Sunburst.

Kenneth Noland
American · b. 1924

Noland's Color Field paintings featuring target and sunburst compositions with concentric circles of bold color directly parallel Quinn's radiating central burst and chromatic intensity. His use of oil on canvas to create optically charged geometric forms resonates strongly with the visual language of Ankor Sunburst.

Alma Thomas
American · b. 1891

Thomas created vibrant Abstract Expressionist paintings featuring radiating mosaic like patterns of color that emanate outward from a central core, mirroring the energy and burst of light in Quinn's work. Her bold chromatic choices and sense of outward movement through geometric patterning align closely with the visual spirit of Ankor Sunburst.
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