
Ice Queen
2017
Ice Queen is a single-color silkscreen printed on heavyweight rag paper, presenting the layered visual language Swoon has refined over two decades of working across studio print, public installation, and large-scale wheatpaste. The composition channels the artist's characteristic blend of intricate linework and figurative tenderness, rendered here with the restrained economy that comes from committing a complex image to a single pass of ink. At 57.2 by 67.3 centimeters, the work carries a quiet intimacy that rewards close attention, the rag substrate lending a tactile warmth that separates it from slicker commercial print editions. This impression is an Artist Proof from the edition of 75, a designation that historically accompanies works pulled outside the numbered run for the artist's own reference and approval. Artist Proofs are typically produced in limited numbers, often no more than ten percent of the total edition, and are considered among the most desirable impressions a print can carry. The sheet is hand-signed by the artist, adding a direct point of contact between maker and object that distinguishes it from unsigned multiples. The work is currently available through the Children's Museum of the Arts Benefit Auction, situating the acquisition within a broader act of cultural support. Swoon, born Caledonia Curry, has built a practice grounded in community engagement and human empathy, and that ethos extends to how her prints circulate. For collectors who respond to work that carries both aesthetic rigor and social conviction, this piece offers a meaningful entry point into a body of work that continues to grow in critical and market standing.
- Medium
- 1 color silkscreen on heavyweight rag
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
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