Sitting man with dog and hat
Sitting man with dog and hat
Artist: Sandro Chia
Year: 1989
Technique: oil on canvas and overgrown frame
Dimensions: 175 x 144 cm
Origin: Sandro Chia's work comes from the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg.
Exhibitions: Sandro Chia's work was exhibited in the traveling exhibition "Novanta spine al vento" held in 1989 at the Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna; the ICC Antwerp; the Museo della Biennale di Venezia, Venice; the Schloss Rheda Museum, Wiedenbrück; the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Internacional Ruffino Tamayo, Mexico City; and the Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey (with two labels from the Mexican museums on the back). In 1991, it was the subject of the "Sandro Chia" exhibition at the Museo Mediceo in Florence. The 1992 "Sandro Chia" exhibition at the Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
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Description of the Work: "Seated Man with Dog and Hat, 1989" by Sandro Chia
Sandro Chia and the Transavanguardia: The Hero Between Myth and Irony
"Seated Man with Dog and Hat" is a massive painting by Sandro Chia, created in 1989 with acrylics on canvas with a frame, measuring 175 x 144 cm. This work is considered one of the artist's most representative works and a perfect expression of the Italian Transavanguardia, the movement that brought figuration and narrative exuberance back to the heart of contemporary art.
The painting embodies all the essential elements of the period: powerful figuration, vivid colors, and a sense of ironic monumentality. The scene is imbued with a suspended atmosphere, typical of Chia's poetics, where the melancholic hero, the "new savage" of the Transavanguardia, is positioned between myth and contemporary reality. The technique, characterized by intense, gestural brushstrokes, is amplified by the overflowing frame, which fuses the painting with its limits, engaging the viewer.
The prestige of this work is evidenced by its notable exhibition history. It was the protagonist of the traveling exhibition "Novanta spine al vento" in 1989, visiting venues such as the Museum Moderner Kunst in Vienna and the Museo della Biennale in Venice. Subsequently, it was featured in significant solo exhibitions at the Museo Mediceo in Florence (1991) and the Nationalgalerie in Berlin (1992).
The work, from the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Salzburg, is published in the catalogues of both major exhibitions (Museo Mediceo and Nationalgalerie), which accompany the work.
Sandro Chia: Seated Man with Dog and Hat (1989). Acrylics on canvas, 175 x 144 cm. A key work of the Transavanguardia movement, exhibited at the Biennale and the Nationalgalerie.
Focus on the work: Seated Man with Dog and Hat
In this video, we delve deeper into the work "Seated Man with Dog and Hat," a 1989 masterpiece by Sandro Chia, an undisputed protagonist of the Italian Transavanguardia.