Untitled

Details

Bjarne Melgaard (B. 1967)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Bjarne Melgaard 2007' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 39 3/8in. (100 x 100cm.)
Painted in 2006

Provenance

Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Special Notice

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Sale Room Notice

Please note that this lot is being sold with no reserve.

Lot Essay

‘I’m very interested in the idea that you don’t observe a painting but the painting is observing you. When you have one of my paintings at home it also observes your life…’ (B. Melgaard, interview with F. Gavin, ‘Q&A/Art: Bjarne Melgaard’, in Dazed Digital, September 2013, reproduced at https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/14265/1/qa-art-bjarne-melgaard)

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