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Verne Dawson (b. 1961)
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A SELECTION OF WORKS FROM THE GOETZ COLLECTION SOLD TO BENEFIT CHARITY PROJECTS

Verne Dawson (b. 1961)

Procession

Fermé14 February 2013

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GBP 12,500

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Verne Dawson (b. 1961)
Procession
signed, titled and dated 'Pocession [sic] 2003 Verne Dawson' (on the reverse)
oil and acrylic on canvas
24 x 18 1/8in. (61 x 46cm.)
Executed in 2003

Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003.

Note du spécialiste

'They're the most intact manifestation of Paleolithic life. There is a pole holding up the Big Top and you have a ring. Within that ring, animals come in and circle around: it's a model of the heaven and the Zodiac. In a three-ring circus, you have another pole for the moon, and another one for Venus. So it's basically a model of Stone Age astronomy, being done as a ballet. People take their children to circuses because we're most receptive to learning when we're young. It's one way to make sure that the information keeps getting imprinted for generations'.
(V. Dawson, quoted in 'The Outsider in: The Art of Verne Dawson', Cooper Union, Winter 2008, p. 15).