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Sean Scully Art

American, b. 1945
Born 1945, Dublin, Ireland; lives in New York City Born in Ireland in 1945, Sean Scully was raised and educated in London. In 1975, he moved to New York where he was immediately influenced by the geometric and color field painters working in that city: Barnett Newman, Ad Reinhardt, and, especially, Mark Rothko. Abandoning the figurative work he was pursuing at the time, Scully began working with the deliberately reduced set of motifs that have occupied him for the last twenty years. Scully gathers his motifs from everyday experience; he looks at doors, windows, road maps, and uses photography “as a means of defining the parameters of his own visual world.” He does not depict the world but finds in the world visual experiences that correspond to his artistic mission. Specifically, Scully seeks to portray the richness of life through the relationships between the colors of his characteristically dark and understated palette. The reduction of formal elements to stripes and squares allows the color relationships to be of utmost importance. In the indefinite transition zones between colors, Scully exposes the “mystery of ambivalence and uncertainty” that permeates the human experience. Sean Scully is one of the most important contemporary artists working today, and his work can be seen in museums around the world including the Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
(Biography provided by Serge Sorokko Gallery)
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Artist: Sean Scully
Walls of Aran book Hand signed and inscribed by BOTH Sean Scully and Colm Toibin
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Walls of Aran (Hand signed and inscribed by BOTH Sean Scully and Colm Toibin), 2007 Hardback monograph with book jacket Hand signed and personally inscribed to Kevin by ...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Sean Scully Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Different Places, Hardback monograph (Hand signed and inscribed by Sean Scully)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Different Places (hand signed and inscribed by Sean Scully), 2015 Limited Edition hardback monograph (hand signed and inscribed to Nadine in felt tip pen on the title pag...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Sean Scully Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Roland Garros French Open tennis tournament Paris (Hand signed by Sean Scully)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Roland Garros French Open tennis tournament, Paris, France (Hand signed by Sean Scully), 2001 Offset lithograph poster (hand signed by Sean Scully) 29 3/4 inches (vertical) × 22 1/2 inches (horizontal) Edition of 2000 (uniquely signed) Published by Sean Scully and Galerie LeLong Unframed Official offset lithograph poster designed and created for the tennis tournament held at Roland Garros French Open every year. This print was published in a limited edition of 2000, but the regular edition was unsigned. However, exceptionally, Sean Scully hand signed this one in ink directly under the plate signature. Very rare when hand signed and dated by the artist. As it was personally signed by Sean Scully for the present owner in 2023, the provenance is direct. A collectors item for all fans of Sean Scully and the French Open! More about Sean Scully: Sean Scully was born in Dublin in 1945, and grew up in the south of London, where his family moved in 1949. He began painting in the late 1960s, and moved to New York City in 1975; he became an American citizen in 1983. Scully has shown extensively, both nationally and internationally, including, most recently, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, England, the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut, the National Gallery of Art in London and San Giorgio Maggiore for the Venice Biennale, Upcoming solo exhibitions include the Albertina, Vienna, and in 2020 a major retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He is known for rich, painterly abstractions in which stripes or blocks of layered color are a prevailing motif. The delineated geometry of his work provides structure for an expressive, physical rendering of color, light, and texture. Scully’s simplification of his compositions and use of repetitive forms—squares, rectangles, bands—echoes architectural motifs (doors, windows...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Painting & Works on Paper exhibition poster, Whitechapel Gallery (Hand Signed)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Hand Signed Poster Geometric Abstraction Minimalist, 1989 Offset lithograph Boldly signed in black marker on the front by Sean Scully 29 3/4 x 20 inches Unframed This han...
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1980s Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Lithograph, Offset, Ink

Sean Scully Estampes (Graphic Works) exhibition poster (Hand Signed by Scully)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Estampes, France (Hand Signed), 2006 Offset Lithograph poster Boldly signed in black marker on the front by Sean Scully for the present owner Unframed This is a wonderful piece for true Scully fans. It's a rare 2006 poster from the European exhibition entitled "Sean Scully Estampes" (Sean Scully Prints...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Ink, Offset, Lithograph

Sean Scully Night and Day (hardback monograph, hand signed by Sean Scully)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Sean Scully Night and Day (hardback monograph, hand signed by Sean Scully), 2013 Hardback monograph with cloth covers and no dust jacket (hand signed by Sean Scully) Hand...
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2010s Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Paper, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Doric (Hand signed by Sean Scully)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Doric (Hand signed by Sean Scully), 2012 Hardback monograph (hand signed by Sean Scully on the title page) Hand signed by Sean Scully for the present owner at a special ...
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2010s Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Sean Scully: Material World (Monograph Hand signed and dated by Sean Scully)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully: Material World (Hand signed and dated by Sean Scully), 2022 Hardback monograph on Munken Lynx, 150 gsm paper (hand signed by Sean Scully) Boldly signed and dated by Sean Scully in black marker on the first front end page 11 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 3/4 inches Unframed This lavish hardback monograph [book] with no dust jacket, as issued, was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Sean Scully Material World" at the Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen, from September 2, 2022 to March 5, 2023. It was, exceptionally, hand signed by Sean Scully for us at a special event at Rizzoli books in Manhattan, where he was in conversation with curator and book contributor Raphy Sarkissian...
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2010s Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Coloured Wall
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Coloured Wall, 2003 Colored lithograph on Zerkal Copperplate deluxe paper with deckled edges with publisher's blind stamp verso Hand signed, titled and numbered 51/150 b...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Sean Scully Art

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Lithograph

Glaspalast Edition poster, Munich, Germany 1996 (Hand Signed by Sean Scully)
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Munich 1996 (Hand Signed), 2001 Offset Lithograph poster Hand signed and dated by Sean Scully in 2018 Boldly signed in black marker on the recto. Hand signed by Sean Scul...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Lithograph, Offset, Ink

Standing 2
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Standing 2, 1986 Color Woodcut Signed, inscribed with title and numbered from the limited edition of only 35 in graphite on the front. Matted and elegantly framed in hand...
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1980s Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Woodcut, Rice Paper

Grey Red
By Sean Scully
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Grey Red" is an oil painting on aluminum by Sean Scully. It is signed verso, " Gray Red, Sean Scully 1 12". The frame of reference for Irish American Sean Scully’s signature blocks and stripes is vast. From Malevich’s central premise that geometry can provide the means for universal understanding to Rothko’s impassioned approach to color and rendering of the dramatic sublime, Scully learned how to condense the splendor of the natural world into simple modes of color, light, and composition. Born in Dublin in 1945 and London-raised, Scully was well-schooled in figurative drawing when he decided to catch the spirit of his lodestar, Henri Matisse, by visiting Morocco in 1969. He was captivated by the dazzling tessellated mosaics and richly dyed fabrics and began to paint grids and stipes of color. Subsequent adventures provided further inspiration as the play of intense light on the reflective surfaces of Mayan ruins and the ancient slabs of stone at Stonehenge brought the sensation of light, space, and geometric movement to Scully’s paintings. The ability to trace the impact of Scully’s travels throughout his paintings reaffirms the value of abstract art as a touchstone for real-life experience. Painted in rich, deep hues and layered, nuanced surfaces, Grey Red is both poetic and full of muscular formalism. Scully appropriately refers to these elemental forms as ‘bricks,’ suggesting the formal calculations of an architect. As he explained, “these relationships that I see in the street doorways, in windows between buildings, and in the traces of structures that were once full of life, I take for my work. I use these colors and forms and put them together in a way that perhaps reminds you of something, though you’re not sure of that” (David Carrier, Sean Scully, 2004, pg. 98). His approach is organic, less formulaic; intuitive painter’s choices are layering one color upon another so that contrasting hues and colors vibrate with subliminal energy. Diebenkorn comes to mind in his pursuit of radiant light. But here, the radiant bands of terracotta red, gray, taupe, and black of Grey Red resonate with deep, smoldering energy and evoke far more affecting passion than you would think it could impart. As his good friend, Bono wrote, “Sean approaches the canvas like a kickboxer, a plasterer, a builder. The quality of painting screams of a life being lived.” Provenance: Timothy Taylor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Oil

Wall Yellow (Myanmar)
By Sean Scully
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Beautiful poster sold for a limited time of only one month. Text and stamped en verso
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Lithograph

Sean Scully 1974 - 2015 at Pinacoteca, Sao Paulo; signed
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Catalogue produced on the occasion of the artist's exhibition at Pinacoteca, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2015 Signed SIGNED, NEW Exhibition Catalogue: "Sean Scully 1974-2015," Pi...
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2010s Sean Scully Art

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Lithograph

An Original Photograph Sean Scully Pueblo Museum COA Rare Important Mexico
By Sean Scully
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original C-Print from Sean Scully's Pueblo Dzibalchen series (A Suite of 20) created in 2001. This work comes in a fantastic natural wood archival frame presentation. This serie...
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Early 2000s Realist Sean Scully Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print

A Pair of origin Photographs Sean Scully Pueblo Museum COA Rare Important Mexico
By Sean Scully
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original C-Print from Sean Scully's Pueblo Dzibalchen series (A Suite of 20) created in 2001. This work comes in a fantastic natural wood archival frame presentation. This serie...
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Early 2000s Realist Sean Scully Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print

An Original Photograph Sean Scully Pueblo Museum COA Rare Important Mexico
By Sean Scully
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original C-Print from Sean Scully's Pueblo Dzibalchen series (A Suite of 20) created in 2001. This work comes in a fantastic natural wood archival frame presentation. This serie...
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Early 2000s Realist Sean Scully Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print

An Original Photograph Sean Scully Pueblo COA Rare Important Mexico coca cola
By Sean Scully
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original C-Print from Sean Scully's Pueblo Dzibalchen series (A Suite of 20) created in 2001. This work comes in a fantastic natural wood archival frame presentation. This serie...
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Early 2000s Realist Sean Scully Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print

An Original Photograph Sean Scully Pueblo COA Rare Important Mexico coca cola
By Sean Scully
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original C-Print from Sean Scully's Pueblo Dzibalchen series (A Suite of 20) created in 2001. This work comes in a fantastic natural wood archival frame presentation. This serie...
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Early 2000s Realist Sean Scully Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print

An Original Photograph Sean Scully Pueblo COA Rare Important Mexico coca cola
By Sean Scully
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original C-Print from Sean Scully's Pueblo Dzibalchen series (A Suite of 20) created in 2001. This work comes in a fantastic natural wood archival frame presentation. This serie...
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Early 2000s Realist Sean Scully Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print

A Set of Five Original Photographs Sean Scully Pueblo Museum COA Rare Important
By Sean Scully
Located in Buffalo, NY
A group of five original C-Prints from Sean Scully's Pueblo Dzibalchen series (A Suite of 20) created in 2001. Each work comes in a fantastic natural wood archival frame presentatio...
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Early 2000s Realist Sean Scully Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Durango II
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully (Irish, b. 1945) Durango II, 1991 etching, aquatint, sugarlift, and spitbite on paper Paper Size: 17 1/2 x 23 inches (44.5 x 58.4 cm) Image Size: 10 1/4 x 17 inches (...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Room
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully (Irish, b. 1945) Room, 1988 etching 42 x 51 inches (106.7 x 129.5 cm) Edition of 40
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1980s Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Etching

Cage - iPhone drawing, pigment print, window, grid, black and colorful
By Sean Scully
Located in Köln, DE
Since Sean Scully figured out to draw on the iPhone display, these drawings are published as archival pigment prints. The depictions is the same as in his paintings and prints...
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2010s Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Archival Pigment

Window - iPhone drawing, pigment print, window, wall, bright colors
By Sean Scully
Located in Köln, DE
Since Sean Scully figured out to draw on the iPhone display, these drawings are published as archival pigment prints. The depictions is the same as in his paintings and prints but th...
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2010s Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Archival Pigment

Dark Square - iPhone drawing, pigment print, blue, grey, wall, window
By Sean Scully
Located in Köln, DE
Since Sean Scully figured out to draw on the iPhone display, these drawings are published as archival pigment prints. The depictions is the same as in his paintings and prints but th...
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2010s Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Archival Pigment

Coin Tower - iPhone drawing, pigment print, blue, black, tower
By Sean Scully
Located in Köln, DE
Since Sean Scully figured out to draw on the iPhone display, these drawings are published as archival pigment prints. The depictions is the same as in his paintings and prints...
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2010s Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Archival Pigment

Inset - iPhone drawing, pigment print, wall, grid
By Sean Scully
Located in Köln, DE
Since Sean Scully figured out to draw on the iPhone display, these drawings are published as archival pigment prints. The depictions is the same as in his paintings and prints...
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2010s Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Archival Pigment

Cage Green - iPhone drawing, pigment print, window, grid
By Sean Scully
Located in Köln, DE
Since Sean Scully figured out to draw on the iPhone display, these drawings are published as archival pigment prints. The depictions is the same as in his paintings and prints but th...
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2010s Contemporary Sean Scully Art

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Archival Pigment

Conversation
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Irish-born American Sean Scully (b. 1945) is a devoted abstract painter and printmaker who finds inspiration in the sensual forms of the natural world. While his painterly style has transformed over his career, Scully’s consistent concern for assembling a sense of order in his shape-making mirrors his reflections on spiritual and mental harmony. Scully’s creations were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in a solo exhibition titled Sean Scully:Wall of Light (September 26, 2006–January 15, 2007). These images, inspired by the patterns of light and surfaces from Mayan stone...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Woodcut

Standing I
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Irish-born American Sean Scully (b. 1945) is a devoted abstract painter and printmaker who finds inspiration in the sensual forms of the natural world. While his painterly style has transformed over his career, Scully’s consistent concern for assembling a sense of order in his shape-making mirrors his reflections on spiritual and mental harmony. Scully’s creations were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in a solo exhibition titled Sean Scully:Wall of Light (September 26, 2006–January 15, 2007). These images, inspired by the patterns of light and surfaces from Mayan stone...
Category

1980s Abstract Sean Scully Art

Materials

Woodcut

Stranger
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Irish-born American Sean Scully (b. 1945) is a devoted abstract painter and printmaker who finds inspiration in the sensual forms of the natural world. While his painterly style has transformed over his career, Scully’s consistent concern for assembling a sense of order in his shape-making mirrors his reflections on spiritual and mental harmony. Scully’s creations were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in a solo exhibition titled Sean Scully:Wall of Light (September 26, 2006–January 15, 2007). These images, inspired by the patterns of light and surfaces from Mayan stone...
Category

1980s Abstract Sean Scully Art

Materials

Woodcut

Block
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Irish-born American Sean Scully (b. 1945) is a devoted abstract painter and printmaker who finds inspiration in the sensual forms of the natural world. While his painterly style has transformed over his career, Scully’s consistent concern for assembling a sense of order in his shape-making mirrors his reflections on spiritual and mental harmony. Scully’s creations were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in a solo exhibition titled Sean Scully:Wall of Light (September 26, 2006–January 15, 2007). These images, inspired by the patterns of light and surfaces from Mayan stone...
Category

1980s Abstract Sean Scully Art

Materials

Woodcut

Standing II
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Irish-born American Sean Scully (b. 1945) is a devoted abstract painter and printmaker who finds inspiration in the sensual forms of the natural world. While his painterly style has transformed over his career, Scully’s consistent concern for assembling a sense of order in his shape-making mirrors his reflections on spiritual and mental harmony. Scully’s creations were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in a solo exhibition titled Sean Scully:Wall of Light (September 26, 2006–January 15, 2007). These images, inspired by the patterns of light and surfaces from Mayan stone...
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20th Century Abstract Sean Scully Art

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Woodcut

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