Luc Tuymans Art
Belgian, b. 1958
Luc Tuymans (b. 1958) is a Belgian visual artist best known for his paintings which explore our relationship with history and confront our seeming ability to ignore it. World War II is a recurring theme in his work. He is a key figure of the generation of European figurative painters who gained renown at a time when many believed the medium had lost its relevance due to the new digital age.
Much of Tuymans’ work deals with moral complexity, specifically the coexistence of ‘good’ and ‘evil’. His subjects range from major historical events such as the Holocaust to the seemingly inconsequential or banal: wallpaper, Christmas decorations or everyday objects for example.
The artist's sparsely-coloured figurative paintings are made up of quick brush strokes of wet paint. Tuymans paints from photographic or cinematic images drawn from the media or public sphere, as well as from his own photographs and drawings. They often appear intentionally out of focus. Often allegorical, his titles add a further layer of imagery to his work – a layer that exists beyond the visible.
Over 100 solo exhibitions of Tuymans’ paintings were staged between 1985 and 2016, including over 70 international solo exhibitions. The first exhibition of Tuymans' paintings, for the Belgian Art Review (1985), took place in Ostend in a deserted swimming pool at the prestigious Thermae Palace.
In 2007, Tuymans was appointed Commander of the Order of Leopold of Belgium by King Albert II, in 2013, he was made a Foreign Honorary Member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York, and the Academy of Arts (Akademie der Künste) in Berlin. In 2019 he received the Medal of Honor from the International Congress of Contemporary Painting (ICOCEP) in Porto in Portugal.to
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Artist: Luc Tuymans
Isabel, Diorama, Scramble, Twenty Seventeen
By Luc Tuymans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand signed and numbered out of 20 by Tuymans. Printed on Hahnemühle Bright White 300 gsm paper. Comes in a blue linen folder. The four colour etchings Isabel, Diorama, Scramble, and...
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Materials
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Luc Tuymans, Altar (for Documenta 11) - 2002, Light Box, Signed Print
By Luc Tuymans
Located in Hamburg, DE
Luc Tuymans (Belgian, b. 1958)
Altar (documenta 11 edition), 2002
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Luc Tuymans, Wenn der Frühling kommt - Portfolio including 17 Prints, Signed
By Luc Tuymans
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Wenn der Frühling kommt, 2007
Medium: Portfolio with 17 digital pigment prints on semi-transparent paper, mounted onto heavy rag paper
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Category
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Luc Tuymans-Nose-Le Nez-HAND SIGNED
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Category
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Materials
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2012 Luc Tuymans 'Graphic Works'
By Luc Tuymans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 43 x 33 inches ( 109.22 x 83.82 cm )
Image Size: 40.5 x 30.75 inches ( 102.87 x 78.105 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Additi...
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Luc Tuymans, Superstition - Signed Screenprint, Contemporary Art
By Luc Tuymans
Located in Hamburg, DE
Lux Tuymans (Belgian, b. 1958)
Superstition, 2005
Medium: Screenprint in 5 colors on Somerset paper
Dimensions: 40 x 32 cm
Edition of 100 + 5 A.P.: Hand-signed and numbered in pencil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Luc Tuymans Art
Materials
Screen
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