Vendu pour : 35 100 $

PROVENANCE
Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle
Private Collection, Montreal

Tony Scherman’s provocative work in encaustic - a mixture of warm beeswax and pigments - elevates the subject of still life, in which he has been long interested, to a new level. Scored, dripped and layered, his images become something more than themselves; they seem rarefied and hallowed. Set in beautiful chiaroscuro light, they are richly done, dripping with sensuality and opulence. Scherman’s mastery of the medium of encaustic is truly remarkable - his close-up cinematic-style portraits make use of encaustic’s ability to mimic the varied textures of human skin, and his still life work incorporates carving and incising directly into the work, giving sculptural life to his subjects. Works depicting overripe raspberries appear with some regularity in Scherman’s oeuvre, and here the berries are ripe to the point of spoiling. Their vibrant red is brilliant against the white of the cream, which almost seems to drip off the surface of the work, making a succinct comment on decadence and excess.

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