Color Acrylic and Enamel Screenprint with Diamond Dust on Linen

Framed Size - 37 9/16 in x 29 9/16 in (95.41 cm x 74.77 cm)

This work is hand-signed and dated by Russell Young, British (Northern England, 1959- ) in black crayon on verso.

A unique impression, from a series of 10 works in the same size and color, with archive number on verso ‘JX2014’

Evoking the glamorization of Marilyn Monroe’s tragic life, Russell Young figures the bombshell as the archetypal weeping woman. Cropped from tabloid fodder and enlarged to larger than life proportions, Young presents a close-up and isolated composition that allows for an almost too intimate gaze. With her remorseful expression veiled in diamond dust and hue of icy alice blue, exploring the emotional potential of color and texture, this piece delicately balances his subject’s undeniable beauty with the star’s internal sadness.

Created in 2014, this color acrylic paint screenprint with diamond dust on linen is hand-signed is hand-signed and dated by Russell Young, British (Northern England, 1959- ) in black crayon on verso. A unique impression, from a series of 10 works in the same size and color, with archive number on verso ‘JX2014’.

Provenance:

Studio of Russel Young
Long-Sharp Gallery