Untitled, 2009 - Peter Doig
About the Work
About Untitled
Doig's use of unusual colors and abstract depiction of figures on what appears to be a canoe or shallow bottom boat gives this image an other-worldly quality. A cross is emblazoned on the mast and a flag-bearer leans forward ...Read More
Doig's use of unusual colors and abstract depiction of figures on what appears to be a canoe or shallow bottom boat gives this image an other-worldly quality. A cross is emblazoned on the mast and a flag-bearer leans forward as if charging ahead, while the central figure defiantly holds what might be a sword. In the background, an empty orange landscape gives way to mountain green.
The canoe is a recurrent theme in Doig's œ“uvre, reflecting the artist's Canadian upbringing. The 1991 painting White Canoe set the world record for a European contemporary artist when it sold at Sotheby's for nearly $10 million.Read Less
The canoe is a recurrent theme in Doig's œ“uvre, reflecting the artist's Canadian upbringing. The 1991 painting White Canoe set the world record for a European contemporary artist when it sold at Sotheby's for nearly $10 million.Read Less
About the Artist
About Peter Doig
Peter Doig's paintings capture moments of the everyday with a dream-like tranquility altered through the use of staining, dripping, stippling, and a vibrant range ...Read More
Peter Doig's paintings capture moments of the everyday with a dream-like tranquility altered through the use of staining, dripping, stippling, and a vibrant range of electric, almost hallucinatory, colors. His landscapes, for which he is best known, are abstracted from a range of sources including memories and found photographs.
The artist began showing in pubs and bars in England in the early 1980s, catching the eye of mega-collector Charles Saatchi. In 1984, an exhibition of paintings held at Victoria Miro Gallery was short-listed for the prestigious Turner Prize. His first American exhibition was mounted by curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson in 2000 at the Berkeley Art Museum. A major retrospective of Doig's work was presented by Tate Britain in 2008.Read Less
The artist began showing in pubs and bars in England in the early 1980s, catching the eye of mega-collector Charles Saatchi. In 1984, an exhibition of paintings held at Victoria Miro Gallery was short-listed for the prestigious Turner Prize. His first American exhibition was mounted by curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson in 2000 at the Berkeley Art Museum. A major retrospective of Doig's work was presented by Tate Britain in 2008.Read Less
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