World #8

Name: RUUD VAN EMPEL (B. 1958)
Brand: World #8
Price: 25000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 31,250

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Closed: 11 Apr 2019

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RUUD VAN EMPEL (B. 1958)

World #8

Price Realised GBP 31,250

Closed: 11 Apr 2019

Price Realised GBP 31,250

Closed: 11 Apr 2019

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RUUD VAN EMPEL (B. 1958)
World #8
signed, titled, numbered and dated ‘Ruud van Empel 2005 World #8 EDITION 9 AP 2/2’ (on the reverse)
cibachrome print face-mounted to acrylic, and flush-mounted on Dibond
41⅜ x 59⅛in. (105.1 x 150.2cm.)
Executed in 2005, this work is artist's proof number two from an edition of nine plus two artist's proofs

Flatland Gallery, Utrecht.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006.

Antwerp, Foto Museum, Ruud Van Empel, 2013 (another from the edition exhibited).

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Lot Essay

Part of a larger cycle of works, Dutch artist Ruud van Empel’s is a lush meditation on beauty and innocence. A black child, half hidden within a tropical wetland, stares steadfastly ahead. All around him palm fronds, pink flowers, and glistening lily pads open and curl expectantly. The vibrant vegetation evokes paintings by Henri Rousseau and Paul Gaugin whose landscapes were so verdant they seemed almost unbelievable. As van Empel explained, ‘Tropical nature has a bigger variety of plants and leaves than the northern European world has, so that gave me the chance to create settings that looked more like a painting. The challenge was to make them as beautiful as possible, and I enjoyed it very much’ (R. van Empel quoted in ‘Recreating Reality’, , May/June 2017, p. 44). Van Empel uses the chibachrome photographic process which gives his colours their exceptional brilliance, and to further this sense of magical realism, each composition combines hundreds of snapshots which together present a heightened world. Childhood and innocence are central themes for the artist, and by focussing on hopeful and positive representations, his works endeavour to challenge the stereotypical images of black children propagated by the Dutch media; other works from this series are held in the collection of the Rijks Museum, Amsterdam. Indeed, van Empel’s suggests a better, more peaceful vision of life, a true splendour in the grass.
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Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot. You must pay us an extra amount equal to the resale royalty and we will pay the royalty to the appropriate authority. Please see the Conditions of Sale for further information.
This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice. Please see Conditions of Sale for further information.