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Canoe Island by Peter Doig, created in 2000, is a silkscreen print measuring 74 x 100 cm and issued in an edition of 500. This work features a lone figure in a red canoe drifting across dark, textured waters, with a distant green island on the horizon under a surreal, gradient sky shifting from yellow to deep pink. Doig's dreamlike composition blends photographic realism with a painterly palette, evoking themes of solitude, memory, and displacement. The canoe, a recurring motif in Doig’s work, symbolizes a liminal space—both journey and refuge. Signed, dated, and numbered, the piece captures the artist’s distinctive visual language of psychological landscapes.

Peter Doig (Scotland, 1959) is a celebrated contemporary painter known for his dreamlike landscapes that blend memory, imagination, and references to art history. His works often feature rich textures and vibrant colors, evoking a sense of mystery. Doig’s art has garnered global acclaim, positioning him as one of the leading painters of his generation.

Peter Doig

Canoe island, 2000

Name: Canoe island, 2000
SKU: 16265
Price: 12250.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Silkscreen

Silkscreen Silkscreen is a printmaking method that uses a screen made of silk or other mesh fabric. The screen is treated with a substance that blocks ink in certain areas, allowing ink to pass through only in the desired sections. Each color in the print requires a separate screen.

Edition

Edition of 500

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Painting becomes interesting when it becomes timeless.
- Peter Doig

Peter Doig is a highly acclaimed figurative painter, with works that often depict landscapes or human figures inspired by photography – be it his own or sourced - and imbued with his own personal experiences. Such personal objects as canoes feature heavily in Doig’s works (canoes are a nod to his time spent living in Canada) and although his works are figurative, they often retain a sense of dream-like mysticism due to their deeply reflective and intimate effect – White Canoe, an oil on canvas painting, encapsulates this mysticism perfectly. Further highlighting Doig’s autobiographical imprint upon his works is his Lapeyrouse Wall piece; this painting was created after Doig’s move to Trinidad and features the crumbling wall of Lapeyrouse cemetery, so named after the island’s first sugar estate founder and a stark reminder of the colonial history of Trinidad. Influenced by artists including Monet, Munch and Klimt, Doig’s art is in the vein of post-impressionism with his own added flair. (Artist website)

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Contemporary art refers to avant-garde or innovative art created in the recent past or present day. The exact starting point of contemporary art varies depending on the institution, often tied to the founding year of museums or galleries that showcase the style. Contemporary art is characterized by its focus on current ideas, diverse media, and the exploration of new concepts and techniques.

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Peter Doig

Canoe island, 2000

74 x 100 cm

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