signed and dated Cecily Brown 2010 on reverse

Known for her atmospheric depictions of fragmented and often eroticised bodies, which she places amongst swells of colour and gesture. Informed by a range of historical references from 17th Century French Classicism to Abstract Expressionism, Brown’s art displays energetic brush work and sensual use of paint . This has led to her accreditation as one of leading proponents of the resurgence of painting at the turn of the millenium.

As Brown begins exploring a new subject for her painting, she will often spend time making monotypes. She thinks of them “not as studies for the paintings but as studies while [she is] working on the paintings.” Of all the mediums that Brown employs, she thinks of the monotypes as closest to her paintings. She says “painting and monotypes are more like putting information out there that has already been digested’.