Cecily Brown
Untitled (The Calls of the Hunting Horn), 2019
Monotype with watercolor, watercolor crayon
46 3/4 x 66 3/4 inches
CB1393
Untitled (The Calls of the Hunting Horn), 2019
Monotype with watercolor, watercolor crayon
22 3/4 x 36 3/4 inches
CB1398
Untitled (The Calls of the Hunting Horn), 2019
Monotype with watercolor, watercolor crayon
22 3/4 x 36 3/4 inches
CB1404
Untitled (The Calls of the Hunting Horn), 2019
Monotype with watercolor, watercolor crayon
22 3/4 x 36 3/4 inches
CB1405
Untitled (Still Life in a Landscape), 2020
Monotype with watercolor, watercolor crayon
46 3/4 x 67 inches
CB1408
Untitled (Still Life in a Landscape), 2020
Monotype with watercolor, watercolor crayon
46 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches
CB1409
Untitled (Nature Morte), 2020
Monotype in two parts with watercolor, watercolor crayon
36 3/4 x 58 3/4 inches each
CB1410
Untitled (Nature Morte after Frans Snyders), 2020
Monotype with watercolor, watercolor crayon
22 7/8 x 37 inches
CB1412
Untitled (Nature Morte after Frans Snyders), 2020
Monotype with watercolor, watercolor crayon
23 x 37 inches
CB1413
Two Palms is pleased to present The Calls of the Hunting Horn, a new series of monotypes by Cecily Brown. Made in response to the art and artifacts within Blenheim Palace, where in 2020 Brown became the first English artist to exhibit, this new body of work evolved from an exploration of British heritage in the context of Brexit and Britain’s imperialist past.
Drawing on the paintings of hunts that are traditionally associated with British country estates, as well as the work of seventeenth-century Flemish master Frans Snyders, Brown constructs lush compositions that fluidly combine rich landscapes with the chaotic motion of dogs overtaking their prey. Coats of arms, ships at sea and symbols of the Church remind of an empire that no longer exists. In several works the bounty of the hunt emerges on a table overflowing with an abundance of game, the limp carcasses of deer hang, ready for a feast. In each richly referential piece, imagery emerges from layers of vivid color, slowly revealing itself to the viewer.