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Characterised by its bold hues, flat imagery and simplified pictorial planes and subjects, Saint Martin and the Beggar (after Sassetta) is a vibrant example of Guy Yanai’s geometrical paintings. Comprising coloured stripes of varying lengths and orientations, it showcases the artist’s signature smooth brushwork, achieved through his meticulous wielding of a palette knife and brush to attain levelled depths of field. In his present reimagined piece, geometric blocks of pink, red, and blue erase the distinction between foreground and background, and the over all effect is one that is simultaneously abstract yet figurative.
Il Sassetta, Saint Martin and the beggar, 1433
Collection of the Netherlands Institute for Art HistoryAlluded to in its title, the present work is a reference to Il Sassetta’s 1433 piece of the same name, depicting Saint Martin as a young Roman soldier on horseback about to cut his cloak to share with the freezing beggar. Unlike Renaissance depictions of the story however, Yanai's rendition omits the beggar from the narrative, and instead, Saint Martin looks to his left alone, the floating cloak now enhanced by a sense of surrealism; his sword now raised seemingly for nobody.
In this flattened perspective, the heartwarming story takes on fantastical undertones, perhaps despite its cheerful colour palette. We are forced to consider the tale through a contemporary lens: have selfless acts become few and far between? Has our society become so success driven that there is no room for weakness? In his purposeful omission of the beggar figure Yanai forces us to contend with our own morality—and within a simplified digital plane, the effect is all the more powerful.
Yanai’s works have been featured within numerous solo exhibitions, including In the shadow of young girls in flower (2022), Kônig Galerie, Berlin and The Things of Life (2021), Miles McEnergy Gallery, New York. His works are also held in public and private collections including: Haifa Museum of Art, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, Jose Mugrabi Collection, M Art Center, Shanghai, Drake Collection, Wassenaar and Anita Zabludowicz Collection, London.
The present work at the artist’s studio in 2019 Provenance
Praz-Delavallade, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present ownerExhibited
Paris, Praz-Delavallade, The Conformist, 30 March - 25 May 2019
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Saint Martin and the Beggar (after Sassetta)
signed 'guy yanai' on the overlap
oil on canvas
150 x 120 cm. (59 x 47 1/4 in.)
Painted in 2019.
Estimate
HK$150,000 - 250,000
€18,200-30,300
$19,200-32,100
Sold for HK$304,800
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126
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149
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150
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151
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154
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156
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157
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158
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159
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166
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168
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169
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170
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171
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172
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173
Kim Tschang-Yeul
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174
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175
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176
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Chu Teh-Chun
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178
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Work 88-19
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179
Shiy De-Jinn
Farms In Front of Mountains
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180
Shiy De-Jinn
House by the Seashore
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181
Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita
Jeune femme blonde
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182
Mai Trung Thứ
Maternité : femme et enfant
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183
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Seated Lady
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184
Tay Bak Koi
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185
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186
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Still Life With Flower And Window
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187
Chen Wen Hsi
Fish in Lotus Pond
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Chen Wen Hsi
Two Gibbons
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189
Chen Wen Hsi
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190
Deborah Butterfield
Captain (G05)
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191
Keith Haring
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192
David Hockney
Perspective Should be Reversed
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193
Julian Opie
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194
Kitti Narod
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195
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196
Keiichi Tanaami
Mirror Surface
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197
Donna Huanca
PELUCA BEE
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198
El Anatsui
Diaspora
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199
José Parlá
Will The Future Continue To Speed Up?
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200
Josh Jefferson
Double Touch
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201
Mr Doodle
Rainbow
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202
Josh Sperling
Baam!
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203
Edgar Plans
I Want to Be
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204
Edgar Plans
Power Is In You
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205
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206
Kwesi Botchway
Morning Swagger
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207
Aboudia
Untitled
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208
Wonder Buhle Mbambo
Comfort
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209
Laurens Legiers
Ship in the Evening Light
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210
Glendon Cordell
Some Waterfalls
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211
Jordi Ribes
The New Generation
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212
Edgar Plans
Juanín
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213
Edgar Plans
Driver
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214
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215
César Piette
Dog with yellow collar
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216
Yang Hyun Jun
Adult Child - Starwars
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217
Cindy Ji Hye Kim
Consent #2 (Trust Issues)
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218
Felix Treadwell
London Girl
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219
Zhou Chunya
Green Dog
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220
Javier Calleja
Little Maruzio
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Yayoi Kusama
Butterfly
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Yayoi Kusama
Coffee Cup
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