Tony Scherman
TONY SCHERMAN "SIMONE" PAINTING, 2006
Tony Scherman (b. 1950) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists.
He is renowned internationally for his work, typically executed in the highly temperamental medium of encaustic, which is a wax-based paint equivalent.
Scherman's moody palette and sumptuous portraits (whether contemporary, historical or allegorical) reference a range of masters, including Goya and Manet, yet his works are visceral and contemporary. Scherman's allusions to both history, and the history of visual art, are constants in his oeuvre.
This work "Simone as Slave" is from Scherman's series "About 1865", centred around the American Civil War. Scherman's full-canvas encaustic paintings carry the weight of his meditations on the moral heart of the civil war - racism and slavery. Within the series Scherman included portraits of confederate soldiers, animals (wild or slaughtered), a Klansman's white hood, confederate generals, and portraits of black women in slavery.
Scherman’s work can be found in nearly every public collection in Canada, as well as many international museums including LACMA (Los Angeles) and Centre Pompidou (Paris)
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"Simone as Slave"
Canada, 2006-2007
Encaustic on canvas
Signed and dated 19 by the artist.
Canada, 2006-2007
29"H 31"W (work)
34"W 36"H (framed)
Excellent condition.
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