Artist
Nicolas Party(Swiss, born 1980)Swiss, born 1980
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Landscape
Date2019
MediumPastel on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 75 1/16 × 65 in. (190.7 × 165.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Zekiye Cingillioglu
Object number2020.139
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Nicolas Party has adopted a purposefully naïve style to represent dreamlike worlds that mirror contemporary concerns and reflect upon the history of art. Landscape seems to radiate heat, from the red solar disc to the flatly silhouetted trees that glow like lanterns. Party commented: “Trees have a beautiful symbolic connection to time and memory, one of many reasons why they are such a fertile subject in painting. . . . They are one of the most important elements in human culture. Today, they are also one of the primary reminders of our fears and anxieties for the future.”
ProvenanceThe artist; [Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Exhibition History"Nicolas Party: Sottobosco," Los Angeles: Hauser & Wirth, Februrary 13–April 12, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Verso: Signed in graphite, top right: Nicolas Party / 2019 [cursive]
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