Deitch Projects, New York Christie’s New York, ‘Post War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session’, 16 November 2006, lot 315 Victoria Miro, London Private Collection, New York
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art,Biennal 2004, 3 March - 30 May 2004
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.
2003 graphite, watercolour on wove paper sheet 76.2 x 57.2 cm. (30 x 22 1/2 in.) frame 99.1 x 81.3 cm. (39 x 32 in.) Initialed and dated 'HB 10/15/03' lower right.
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000 ‡
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