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May Hands

(United Kingdom, Born 19990)
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 410 - 2 890 EUR
2 770 - 3 320 USD
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May Hands
(United Kingdom, Born 19990)

"No 1 Rectangle Painting"

Signed May Hands and dated 2013 on verso. Polythene recycling bag mounted on wooden stretcher, foam pieces 69.5 x 50 cm.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the present owner.

More information

Born 1990 in Brighton, UK, studied at Camberwell College of Arts and Goldsmiths, London. May attracted attention early on for her object-oriented paintings of contrasting colours and transparencies. Hands employs both conventional and unconventional materials that are not only responding to her immediate environment but also a reflection of our modern visual and material environment. Hands has shown at Bosse & Baum, Supplement Gallery in London, T293 in Rome and BACO in Bergamo, Italy.