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Peter Saul — Prune Head
Peter Saul

Prune Head

2001

A wildly distorted, cartoonish head dominates the canvas in Peter Saul's signature style of grotesque figuration and acid-bright color. Saul's anarchic brushwork twists and contorts the face into an absurd, rubbery caricature, blending influences from comic books, Pop Art, and raw expressionism. The work exemplifies Saul's gleeful rejection of good taste and painterly convention, using acrylic with visceral, irreverent energy.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Painted in 2001.

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

May 15, 2024

Estimate: $120,000$180,000

Sold: $152,400

Lot 41

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Peter Saul, Prune Head, 2001

A wildly distorted, cartoonish head dominates the canvas in Peter Saul's signature style of grotesque figuration and acid-bright color. Saul's anarchic brushwork twists and contorts the face into an absurd, rubbery caricature, blending influences from comic books, Pop Art, and raw expressionism. The work exemplifies Saul's gleeful rejection of good taste and painterly convention, using acrylic with visceral, irreverent energy.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
198.1 x 152.4 cm
Year
2001
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Painting, Acrylic On Canvas, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Large Format Painting, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Pop Art, Distorted Figures, Grotesque Imagery, Satirical Art, Neo-Expressionism

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