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Walton Ford — Guilty Sow
Walton Ford

Guilty Sow

1994

A massive, pendulous sow dominates the composition in Walton Ford's characteristically hyper-detailed naturalist style, her hulking form rendered with unsettling psychological weight. Ford infuses the image with his trademark blend of Audubon-esque scientific illustration and dark narrative tension, suggesting a history of violence or transgression lurking beneath the animal's impassive gaze. The oil on wood panel medium lends the work a rich, old-master luminosity that deepens the uneasy relationship between beauty and brutality central to Ford's practice.

Medium
oil on wood panel

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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Walton Ford, Guilty Sow, 1994

A massive, pendulous sow dominates the composition in Walton Ford's characteristically hyper-detailed naturalist style, her hulking form rendered with unsettling psychological weight. Ford infuses the image with his trademark blend of Audubon-esque scientific illustration and dark narrative tension, suggesting a history of violence or transgression lurking beneath the animal's impassive gaze. The oil on wood panel medium lends the work a rich, old-master luminosity that deepens the uneasy relationship between beauty and brutality central to Ford's practice.

Medium
oil on wood panel
Year
1994
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Natural History Style, Dark Mood, Figurative Painting, Natural History, Ominous Mood, Male Artist, Wildlife Art, Narrative Art, Realist Style, Encyclopedic Style, Contemporary Artist, Earthy Tones, American Artist, Wildlife Subject, Figurative Art, Oil On Panel, Narrative Painting, Narrative Realism, Contemporary Art, Established Artist, Earth Tones, Animal Subject, Natural History Illustration, Dark Humor

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