A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
A vertical composition on a bright, reflective metallic background (likely silver or light gold leaf). The piece is defined by sparse, high-energy gestures: a sweeping arc of orange and red at the top, a central cluster of textured red paint, and a scattering of teal-blue "C" shapes and hooks. The metallic surface is highly visible, giving the piece a luminous, modern feel.
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Jill London | Untitled Abstract (Circa 2000)

$3,200.00

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9 3/4”W x 15 3/4”H x 3/4”D

In this luminous horizontal panel, Jill London orchestrates a brilliant collision between the ancient technical lineage of the 18th Dynasty and the high-velocity mark-making of the 1980s New York avant-garde. Having honed her gestural vocabulary while working in the studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat, London translates the raw energy of the Lower East Side into a sophisticated, material-driven meditation. The work is grounded in a radiant 22-carat gold leaf surface, applied using a three-thousand-year-old water-gilding process involving clay bole and rabbit-skin glue on a traditional wood panel measuring 9 3/4 inches wide by 15 3/4 inches high. Over this shimmering field, London applies hand-mixed egg tempera in a vibrant palette of persimmon, burnt orange, and deep lapis blue, utilizing the historic sgraffito technique to carve rhythmic, calligraphic incisions through the dried pigments. These marks act as a tactile excavation, stripping away matte earth pigments to reveal the brilliant gold ground beneath and reflecting the influence of master gilders like Robert Kulicke. The physical 3/4-inch depth of the handmade panel lends the piece a sculptural weight that allows it to float off the wall, while the artist’s signature in red pigment on the reverse confirms its authenticity as a circa 2000 artifact. By rejecting synthetic mediums in favor of raw minerals and organic binders, London creates a dynamic field of energy that functions as a bridge between the gritty pulse of downtown Manhattan and the refined craftsmanship of antiquity.

Find more information about Jill Londons’s craft at gilders.com. 

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