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Marc Quinn — Myrdalsjokull Glacier Thaw
Marc Quinn

Myrdalsjokull Glacier Thaw

Marc Quinn's "Myrdalsjokull Glacier Thaw" is a striking oil on canvas that captures the dramatic recession of Iceland's Myrdalsjokull glacier, rendered with Quinn's characteristically visceral approach to the natural world. The painting confronts the viewer with the raw, unsettling beauty of a landscape in transformation, where melting ice and exposed rock bear witness to the accelerating effects of climate change. Through rich, layered brushwork, Quinn transforms the glacial terrain into both a scientific document and an emotional meditation on loss, impermanence, and humanity's impact on the environment.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 15, 2015

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Marc Quinn, Myrdalsjokull Glacier Thaw

Marc Quinn's "Myrdalsjokull Glacier Thaw" is a striking oil on canvas that captures the dramatic recession of Iceland's Myrdalsjokull glacier, rendered with Quinn's characteristically visceral approach to the natural world. The painting confronts the viewer with the raw, unsettling beauty of a landscape in transformation, where melting ice and exposed rock bear witness to the accelerating effects of climate change. Through rich, layered brushwork, Quinn transforms the glacial terrain into both a scientific document and an emotional meditation on loss, impermanence, and humanity's impact on the environment.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Melancholic Mood, Cold Color Palette, Landscape Painting, Male Artist, Glacier Subject, Climate Change Theme, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Art, Environmental Art, 21st Century, Realism, Cool Color Palette, Oil on Canvas, Glacial Subject, Horizontal Format

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