MARY FEDDEN ARTWORK. RED SUNSET. 2006

FOR SALE

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Size unframed: 12.5″ x 16″ / 32cm x 40.5cm

Medium: Gouache on handmade paper with the sun created in collage

Signed and dated: “Fedden ’06”

Framing: Unframed at present

Provenance: Private collection UK

MARY FEDDEN ARTWORK FOR SALE. RED SUNSET. FOR SALE

Red sunset is a fine example of Mary Fedden’s love for painting everyday, simple objects in bright colours in her preferred medium of gouache (often over a feint outline of pencil). Mary’s paintings reflect her love of simple, utilitarian objects – flowers in a vase, a jug on a table, fruit of all varieties, wine bottles etc. – often placed, as here, in front of a contrasting distant landscape, in this case a sizzling red sunset.

Mary Fedden had a rare talent for presenting everyday objects and simple themes in ‘staged’ compositions. She made brilliantly effective use of colour, as exemplified by this dramatic and large painting Red Sunset. This is a large and vibrant example of the type of work that has made Mary Fedden a much loved and sort after figure in the Modern British art world.

One more detail that really makes this work stand out is the use of a small element of collage. The glowing sun is made up of a fine tissue ‘halo’ surmounted by a bright red paper disc. In his book Mary Fedden Enigmas and Variations, Christopher Andreae refers to this technique:

“Though perhaps her least conventional medium, collage is now almost a century old as a way of making pictures. Sticking cut-out or torn fragments to the paper surface, which has a background of gouache washed over it, gives full play to her visual wit and compositional ingenuity. Her Surrealist side comes out, unexpectedly juxtaposing objects, textures and even different styles in a mix of knowing design and happy chance. She described the process to John Russell Taylor in The Times in 1995. He had spotted a ‘basket in the studio full of dismembered prints’. She said, “You might think that is my wastepaper basket. Actually, it’s my collage basket.”

Red sunset is a lovely, large painting in excellent condition. It is currently unframed, but framing can easily be arranged if preferred.

MARY FEDDEN ARTWORK FOR SALE. RED SUNSET. Available for sale – please contact us for further details.