Luc Tuymans | Der diagnostische Blick V 2012

Luc Tuymans

Der diagnostische Blick V - 2012 [cat. 63.3]

Year:2012
Type:Lithography
Size119.50 x 78.00 cm
Edition of:70 + 10 HC
Printed by:Arts-Litho, Atelier Stéphane Guilbaud à Paris,
Paper:Velin d'Arches 300 gr.
Available:For sale

The work is numbered at 70 copies, while the prospectus of the publisher mentions 99 copies.

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Der diagnostische Blick V

This lithograph was created in Paris as ‘poster avant la lettre’ for the book ‘Tuymans, relevé de la mort’ by Hélène Cixous. The theme of lithograph is an important portrait from the series 'Der diagnostische Blick' from 1992.
 
The series of ten paintings was created on the basis of diagnostic pictures from the medical handbook 'Der diagnostische Blick'. The paintings consist for one half out of closely framed close-up portraits of the patients; the other half are close-ups of body parts that are cropped and painted in such a way that they lead to a certain form of abstraction.
 
The portrait that served as a base for this edition is 'Der diagnostische Blick V' and portrays a woman with anemia. The face is very flat virtually turning it into a mask. The colour of the litho, in comparison with the painting, has been distorted towards red shades only. An intriguing portrait!
 
The size of this litho (119cm x 78) and the subject make this an impressive edition. Also the size of the image in comparison with the sheet is extraordinary: given an edge of 10cm, the image almost completely cover the sheet.
 

 

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Luc Tuymans

Luc Tuymans (born 1958) is a Belgian artist who lives and works in Antwerp. Tuymans is considered one of the most influential painters working today.

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