David Breuer-Weil b. 1965
Head, 2000
oil on canvas
82.5 x 69 cm
framed: 106 x 93 x 5 cm
framed: 106 x 93 x 5 cm
signed and dated (upper right): Breuer-Weil 2000
2002-4
© David Breuer-Weil
Photo: Bridgeman images
The viewer looks down into the interior of a man’s head to be confronted by a series of repeating heads wound in concentric circles, evoking ideas of interiority and the...
The viewer looks down into the interior of a man’s head to be confronted by a series of repeating heads wound in concentric circles, evoking ideas of interiority and the multiple selves within us all. The rich palette and expressive brushstrokes suggest warmth and emotion.
Provenance
presented by the artist, David Breuer-Weil 2001Exhibitions
2001 The Ben Uri Story: from Art Society to Museum, Phillips
2003 Director's Choice: Highlights from the Ben Uri Permanent Collection, Ben Uri Gallery - The London Jewish Museum of Art
2006 Recent Acquisitions 2001-2006, Ben Uri Gallery - The London Jewish Museum of Art
2010 Apocalypse: unveiling a lost masterpiece by Marc Chagall and 50 selected masterworks from the Ben Uri Collection, Osborne Samuel
2024 Lancelot Ribeiro – Heads In and Out of Our Time, Ben Uri Gallery
Literature
Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in Camden (London: The Public Catalogue Foundation, 2013), p.9 (illus. included)Apocalypse: Unveiling a lost masterpiece by Marc Chagall (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2010)
David Glasser, intro., 'Recent Acquisitions 2001-2006' (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2006), p.31 (illus. included).
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