Henni Alftan - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session New York Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | Phillips

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  • "I do my framing in the sketching phase and I make them as tight as possible so that there would be nothing superfluous in the painting… The other [reason for framing my work very closely] is indeed a lesson that I learned from cinematic imagery, that the less you see the more you project. I’d like people to really look instead of just passively see. The fact that you see that there is something that is hidden, that you are not seeing, creates a suspense not unlike you would indeed find in a certain cinema.”
    —Henni Alftan

    • Provenance

      Karma, New York
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

    • Literature

      Henni Alftan: On Earth, exh. cat., Karma, New York, 2020 pp. 46–47 (illustrated, p. 47)

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Library III

signed, titled and dated "Library III 2017 Henni Alftan" on the reverse
oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. (54 x 64.8 cm)
Painted in 2017.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for $76,200

Contact Specialist

Patrizia Koenig
Specialist, Head of Sale, Afternoon Session
+1 212 940 1279
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

New York Auction 16 May 2023