About the artist
Sean Scully’s work bases on an artistic approach to vertical and horizontal colour stripes and rectangles. By using different techniques and materials Scully deals creatively with the minimalist motifs. While he used tape in his early works in order to create accurate edges, he breaks loose of this method during the 80s. At this time he wittingly decided to paint the outlines manually so that they appear softer and vivid. Brushwork and coating are clearly visible and a dark earthy range of colour characterises most of his paintings. Besides, Scully also creates etchings, lithographs, pastels and watercolours.
Selected Works
Deptford Blue Door (1999)
Edition size: 6
C-print mounted on acrylic glas
85,5 x 114,5 cm
White Rose (2023)
Edition Size: 50
Aquatint with sugarlift and spitbite on paper
76,2 x 63,5 cm
Seven Mirrors (sheet 7 from the portfolio) (1997)
Aquatint, sugarlift, spitbite
58,4 x 48,3 cm
Seven Mirrors (sheet 6 from the portfolio)
Aquatint, sugar lift and spitbite
58,4 x 48,3 cm
Seven Mirrors (sheet 5 from the portfolio) (1997)
Aquatint, sugarlift and spitbite
58,4 x 48,3 cm
Ten Towers (1999)
Edition size: 40
Portfolio mit 10 prints, aquatint, sugarlift, spitbite
40,9 x 30,7 cm (each print)
