Provenance
Fredric Snitzer Gallery, New York
Christie's, New York, Post War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, 14 November 2007, lot 361
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Athens, Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Panic Room, February 2006-April 2007
Literature
Panic Room, exh. cat., Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, p. 135 (illustrated)
Artist Biography
Hernan Bas
Hernan Bas (b.1978) is a contemporary American painter who lives and works in Miami. His paintings are influenced by the romantic and decadent legacies of 18th and 19th century art, literature, poetry, and religion. These influences result in canvases that are complex and highly detailed and often portray characters, typically young male figures, nestled among flora and fauna.

Hernan Bas received a degree from the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida in 1996. Solo exhibitions of Bas’ work have been curated by the Rubell Museum, Miami, Yuz Museum, Shanghai, and Space, K, Seoul. Bas’ artwork is found in permanent collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada, and Carré d'Art - Musée d'Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France.

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2004
acrylic, gouache, and water-based oil on paper
84.5 x 64.1 cm (33 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.)
Initialled and dated 'HB 04' lower left.

Estimate
£14,000 - 18,000 ‡

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London Auction 13 April 2016