
Pope Innocent X no. 4
A monumental oil painting by Yan Pei-Ming that reinterprets Velázquez's iconic portrait of Pope Innocent X through the artist's signature gestural and expressive brushwork. The figure emerges from a turbulent, heavily worked surface of smoldering reds and blacks, rendering the papal subject with raw, almost violent energy. Ming's bold, fluid strokes dissolve the traditional authority of the source image, transforming it into a meditation on power, memory, and the act of painting itself.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 28, 2016
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