LOT L13 HERNAN BAS / HE ONLY EVER READ THE GOOD NEWS..., 2013 Acrylic and 24k gold leaf on linen 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm), canvas size Auction estimate: $40,000 Gift of the artist Hernan Bas was born in Miami, Florida in 1978. Tinged with nihilist romanticism and born of literary intrigue and a passion for historical painting, Bas's sensuously delightful paintings personify epic romance, embracing both the decadence and nastiness of pleasure. His works have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions, among them the 2012 retrospective at the Kunstverein Hannover, Germany; the 2007 retrospective at the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, which presented a decade of the artist's work and traveled to the Brooklyn Museum of Art in February 2009; and inclusion in the Nordic Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale, curated by Elmgreen & Dragset. Recent group exhibitions include On Painting, Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (2013); Contemporary Magic: A Tarot Deck Art Project , the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA (2011); and The Cry, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon, Spain (2011). The artist lives and works in Detroit, Michigan. PREV   13 OF 49   NEXT