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THBSigned Autumn de Forest Painting - "Gold Coral" 2016
Lot 116
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Autumn de Forest "Gold Coral (Moody)" acrylic painting on canvas, 2016. Hand-signed in pigment on lower right. Signed and dated on the verso. The artist has also placed her hand print in blue pigment on the verso. A beautiful painting by Autumn de Forest, a child prodigy who comes from an impressive American artistic dynasty (learn more about this in the extended description below). Autumn created "Gold Coral (Moody)" with a technique that she calls "wind painting" which involves using an air compressor to spread the pigment on the canvas. The result is an ethereal abstract composition with radiating patterns creating an underwater effect and wondrous dimension. In addition to the coral motif, Autumn's other signature themes include butterflies, starburst figures, concentric hearts, as well as herons and horses in silhouette. A mesmerizing painting by an American prodigy, set in an attractive custom frame. Size of painting: 28" L x 28" W (71.1 cm x 71.1 cm) Size of frame: 33" L x 33" W (83.8 cm x 83.8 cm)
Autumn de Forest has been painting since she was five-years-old. She comes from an impressive family tree that includes Robert Weeks de Forest (1848-1931) who was president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and oversaw the establishment of the American Wing; his brother Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), an artist of the Arts and Crafts movement who worked with Louis Comfort Tiffany; George de Forest Brush (1855-1941), best known for his depictions of Native Americans and affiliated with the Remington School; and Roy de Forest (1930-2007), an artist of the California Funk Art and Nut Art movements.
A child prodigy, Autumn de Forest has been embraced by the art world. In May of 2016, she had a solo exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art. When Autumn was giving a painting demonstration during the opening she provided the following narrative, beginning, "Let me tell you my story. I started painting in my late 5s…" Her narrative continued by telling the audience that she walked into the garage where her father was working and asked if she could paint something for fun. Her father, Doug de Forest, approved and gave Autumn a paintbrush, some stain, and a piece of plywood. Afterwards, he compared her work to that of Mark Rothko. "Of course," Autumn told the audience, "I didn't know who Rothko was at the time. I just loved big gestures and big brush strokes." Finally, Autumn has stated that she does not want to be labeled or identified with any one style. In the Butler Institute press release she concluded, "One of my biggest fears is becoming an abstract artist or a pop artist or a German Expressionist artist or a Cubist painter. I don't want to be any one of those. I want to do all of them." The Butler affirmed, "In doing them all, she is evolving in the direction of her own unique style and vision, poised to make her mark."
Provenance: private R. H. collection, Littleton, Colorado, USA
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#166885Hand-signed in pigment on lower right. Signed and dated on the verso. De Forest has also placed her hand print in blue paint on the verso. There is one area of staining on the verso which does not impact the painted composition. Otherwise, painting is in overall excellent condition as is the frame which is fitted with a suspension wire and ready to display.Condition
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