Dan Colen - Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Friday, November 14, 2014 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gagosian Gallery, New York
    Private Collection, New York

  • Artist Biography

    Dan Colen

    American • 1979

    American artist Dan Colen has spent most of his career asking himself questions about the editorial decisions artists have to make when creating a scene from scratch on canvas. In his early work, Colen painted mundane interiors punctuated with fantastical elements. This manifested as part of a growing curiosity in the ethereal or divine intervention.

    Colen subsequently stepped away from paint as material and started using found objects as mediums with which to paint. Among these, Colen has used chewing gum, street trash, confetti, feathers, flowers and dirt. This methodology allows Colen to abandon control and create in a more free-form, subconscious manner.

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Untitled

2012
M&Ms on paper
30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
Signed and dated "Dan Colen 2012" on the reverse. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000 

Sold for $40,000

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Kate Bryan
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Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 14 November 2014 11am