Russell Young, New York Crying Marilyn (Alice Blue + Black), 2014 |
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| Artist: | Russell Young (1959 - ) |
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| Title: | New York Crying Marilyn (Alice Blue + Black), 2014 |
| Medium: | Color Acrylic and Enamel Screenprint with Diamond Dust on Linen |
| Image Size: | 36 1/4 in x 28 in (92.08 cm x 71.12 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 37 9/16 in x 29 9/16 in (95.41 cm x 74.77 cm) |
| Edition: | From the series of 10 works plus proofs in the same size and color. |
| Signature: | This work is hand-signed and dated by Russell Young, British (Northern England, 1959- ) in black crayon on verso. |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition. |
| ID # | w-5038 |
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Evoking the glamorization of Marilyn Monroe’s tragic life, Russell Young figures the bombshell as the archetypal weeping woman. Cropped from tabloid fodder and enlarged to larger than life proportions, Young presents a close-up and isolated composition that allows for an almost too intimate gaze. With her remorseful expression veiled in diamond dust and hue of icy alice blue, exploring the emotional potential of color and texture, this piece delicately balances his subject’s undeniable beauty with the star’s internal sadness.
Created in 2014, this color acrylic paint screenprint with diamond dust on linen is hand-signed is hand-signed and dated by Russell Young, British (Northern England, 1959- ) in black crayon on verso. From the series of 10 works plus proofs in the same size and color.
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ABOUT THE FRAMING:
This work is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding.
