Masters of Red: A Dedicated Selection for the Holidays
There are few colours as alive and significant as red. A colour not only of Christmas, but of vitality, passion, boldness, luck, and celebration, red has undeniable energy. It is the one that we first perceive after black and white, that elicits the strongest reactions and is one of the very first pigments used in art. The dominance of the colour is such, that the highest-earning paintings on record heavily feature red.
"Red is the archetypal color, the first color humans mastered, fabricated, reproduced, and broke down into different shades."
- Michel Pastoureau
Explore the many different faces of this vibrant hue, and find your own masterpiece through our carefully curated selection.
"A Historic Colour"
Red is the colour of regal majesty and power. Artists used bright reds to draw attention to the most important figures in history as early as the Renaissance. It is no surprise then, that Hirst chose a flaming red background to portray the power of five exceptionally influential female rulers.
"A Playful Colour"
As a colour of vibrancy, energy and celebration, red is the ideal vehicle to play with different materials and techniques - whether it is with texture, relief, and pigments in Peter Halley's Red, Nine Times, or painted aluminium in Donald Sultan’s famous poppies.
"A Theatrical Colour"
Red catches our eye, stirs our blood and helps us to access our deepest feelings and desires. With its ability to add drama, it was chosen by Peter Blake to pay homage to Marilyn Monroe, by Gary Simmons to create dramatic Hollywood signs and is reflected in the rich tradition of red in Theatres, as captured by Candida Höfer.
"An Exclusive Colour"
Red catches our eye, stirs our blood and helps us to access our deepest feelings and desires. With its ability to add drama, it was chosen by Peter Blake to pay homage to Marilyn Monroe, by Gary Simmons to create dramatic Hollywood signs and is reflected in the rich tradition of red in Theatres, as captured by Candida Höfer.
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