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Portraits (portfolio) by Rose Wylie is a set of thirty lithographs from 2017 that present an array of expressive, minimalist portraits in a playful and spontaneous style. Each face is rendered with loose lines and bold contrasts, capturing a diverse spectrum of personalities and moods. Wylie's characteristic approach emphasizes irregularity and simplicity, allowing the viewer to see individuality in each line and expression. Her portraits range from abstracted profiles to detailed, humorous faces, some featuring captions like Know Yourself or annotations that add a narrative element to the work. This portfolio reflects Wylie's fascination with human expression, presenting a study in character and the variability of identity.

Rose Wylie (UK, 1934) is a celebrated British painter known for her bold, large-scale canvases that feature playful, cartoon-like imagery. Her work often draws inspiration from pop culture, daily life, and art history, with a distinctive, childlike aesthetic that challenges traditional notions of composition and technique. Wylie’s unique style has gained her acclaim in contemporary art circles worldwide.

Rose Wylie

Portraits (portfolio), 2017

Name: Portraits (portfolio), 2017
SKU: 4464
Price: 1400.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

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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

Lithograph

Lithograph Lithography is a printing method based on the principle that water and oil do not mix. It can be used to print artwork or text onto paper or other suitable materials. Traditionally, an image was drawn with wax, fat, or oil onto a lithographic limestone surface or plate. Today, metal plates and other surfaces are also used in lithographic printing.

Edition

Edition of 20

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Pink Girls -(...), 2014

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CFF NKK, 2015

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Imperfections give energy to a painting—it shouldn’t be too tidy.
- Rose Wylie

Renowned for her vibrant, often child-like imagery, Rose Wylie is a painter whose works are often large-scale and created on unstretched, unprimed canvas; depicting various subjects ranging from cultural iconography to hybrid forms, Wylie has acknowledged that the primitive nature of her art can be difficult for some people to comprehend ‘but then they find that actually there’s stuff in it relating to Dürer and Cézanne’. Among the works that best capture her signature style are Queen of Sheba with Gold Lump and Black Stork, both of which also feature her trademark illegible scrawling, further emphasising the absurdity and wry humour of the final image presented.

Artwork by Miles Aldridge

What is contemporary art?

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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Rose Wylie

Portraits (portfolio), 2017

62 x 42 cm

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