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A striking and monumental trompe l'oeil shaped canvas painting depicting a geometric, angular package bound with heavy twisted rope. The …
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A striking and monumental trompe l'oeil shaped canvas painting depicting a geometric, angular package bound with heavy twisted rope. The canvas has been custom-cut to the silhouette of the bound parcel itself, creating a powerful sculptural presence on the wall that blurs the line between painting and object.
Rendered in a bold, warm palette of cadmium yellow, golden ochre, and deep amber, the work uses graphic flat planes of color and strong directional shadows to suggest three-dimensional volume. Thick twisted rope i painted to form in a dynamic cross-pattern, painted with convincing dimensionality against the angular geometric facets of the package. The interplay between the flat, pop-inflected color fields and the trompe l'oeil rope creates a compelling visual tension place this work squarely within the tradition of trompe l'oeil "wrapped package" paintings pioneered by Yrjö Edelmann (Finnish/Swedish, 1941–2016), whose career-long exploration of bound parcels on irregularly shaped canvases earned him international acclaim and placement in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, SFMOMA, and the Modern Art Museum of Utrecht. While Edelmann's best-known works employ hyperrealistic glazing techniques, this piece takes a more graphic, pop-art-inflected approach with its bold color blocking and monumental rope motif.
Unsigned. Acquired from a New York City estate.
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- Dimensions
- 46ʺW × 1ʺD × 53ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Yellow
- Condition Notes
- Nice condition. Nice condition. less
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