Dan Colen - New Now London Tuesday, December 15, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gagosian, Geneva
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • 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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#2

signed, signed with the artist's initials, numbered and dated 'DC. 837 Daniel Colen 2012' on the backboard
M&Ms on paper, in artist's frame
83.2 x 64.3 cm (32 3/4 x 25 3/8 in.)
Executed in 2012, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000 

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London Auction 15 December 2020