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Mary Heilmann — Go Ask Alice
Mary Heilmann

Go Ask Alice

2006

Mary Heilmann's *Go Ask Alice* is a vibrant oil on canvas that reflects her signature blend of geometric abstraction and emotional expressiveness, using bold colors and loose, gestural brushwork to create a dynamic interplay between form and feeling. The work carries a playful yet psychedelic energy, nodding to 1960s counterculture through its title while maintaining Heilmann's distinctly personal approach to painting. Her characteristic blurring of the boundaries between high art and pop sensibility is fully on display here.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Painted in 2006.

🔨 Auction Lot

New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art

September 25, 2024

Estimate: $70,000$100,000

Sold: $88,900

Lot 17

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Mary Heilmann, Go Ask Alice, 2006

Mary Heilmann's *Go Ask Alice* is a vibrant oil on canvas that reflects her signature blend of geometric abstraction and emotional expressiveness, using bold colors and loose, gestural brushwork to create a dynamic interplay between form and feeling. The work carries a playful yet psychedelic energy, nodding to 1960s counterculture through its title while maintaining Heilmann's distinctly personal approach to painting. Her characteristic blurring of the boundaries between high art and pop sensibility is fully on display here.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
91.8 x 122.2 cm
Year
2006
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Bold, American, Optimistic, Expressive, Modern, Colorful, Abstract, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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