White Abstract (Two Coldstream Guardsmen)

© Keith Coventry. DACS 2024. Image credit: Government Art Collection

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Though this painting appears to be a purely white abstract work, the outlines of two figures standing side by side can just be made out. In his series of 'White Abstract' paintings, Keith Coventry has used a highly modern, minimalist style to portray subject matter which is typically associated with the British establishment (in this case, the two Coldstream guardsmen). By working in this way, Coventry establishes a dialogue between modernism and abstraction on the one hand, and traditional figurative representation on the other.

Government Art Collection

London

Title

White Abstract (Two Coldstream Guardsmen)

Date

1994

Medium

oil on gesso on canvas board

Measurements

H 59.7 x W 74.8 cm

Accession number

17387

Acquisition method

purchased from Richard Salmon Ltd, 1999

Work type

Painting

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Government Art Collection

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