
Wall of Light Red Grey
A striking example of Sean Scully's iconic "Wall of Light" series, this etching and aquatint employs layered bands of warm red and cool grey tones to evoke the texture and weight of ancient stone walls bathed in shifting light. Scully's masterful use of spitbite and sugarlift techniques creates a rich, tactile surface quality, allowing the colours to bleed and merge with an organic, painterly energy rarely associated with printmaking. The work reflects Scully's enduring fascination with the emotional and spiritual resonance of simple, repeated forms.
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint with spitbite and sugarlift in colours, on wove paper, with full margins.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
January 19, 2017
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