About the Work
In this charismatic tableaux we see Michel Piccoli as Pierre Bérard writing to Hélène, played by Romy Schneider at peak career simmer. Guy Yanai has abstracted the image into luxurious fields of color that evoke Jean Boffety’s sun-saturated, late 1960's cinematography. Guy Yanai writes:
"This is the most important part of the film The Things of Life when the main character is writing a letter to end the relationship with his lover. The scene is actually a split second, but it obviously touched me very deeply. In the end, he never delivered the letter to her, because he died in a car crash."Artist Biography
Guy Yanai (b. 1977, Haifa, Israel) has held solo exhibitions at König Gallery (Berlin), Miles McEnery Gallery (New York), Praz-Delavallade (Paris), Kantor Gallery (Los Angeles), Galerie Conrads (Düsseldorf), Galerie Derouillon (Paris), Velan Center for Contemporary Art (Turin), Aran Cravey Gallery (Los Angeles), and Alon Segev Gallery (Tel Aviv) among others. Select group exhibitions include presentations at HARPER'S (East Hampton), The Hole (New York), Alexander Berggruen (New York), PrazDelavallade (Paris), Asia Art Center (Tapei), Nassima-Landau Project (Tel Aviv), Nino Mier Gallery curated by Olivier Zahm (Los Angeles) and Flatland Gallery (Amsterdam). Yanai lives and works in Tel Aviv.
Authentication & Resale
Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist on front. This work is also accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed and numbered by Exhibition A.
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Framing
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FRAME
All of our frames are made from sustainably sourced engineered hardwood that is manufactured in the USA. Frames are available in Black or White Matte and Walnut.
MAT
Prints are hinged to a conservation quality, acid-free and lignin-free Cellulose matboard, using acid-free polyethylene cloth tape. Each mat’s surface paper is fade and bleed resistant and is attached to a conversation quality foam-core board. Some of our work (typically those pieces with a deckled edge) is floated on the matboard with spacers to separate the artwork from the glazing.
GLAZING
We use museum quality .060 mm plexiglass to frame your work. It blocks 82-85% of UV rays to prevent color fading from exposure to light, protecting your art for years to come.
DIMENSIONS
Our White and Black frames have a ⅞” wide flat face and are 15/16” deep. Mats are 1” wide for prints up to 8” x 10”. Mats are 2” wide for prints larger than 8” x 10”.
Our Natural and Walnut frames have a ¾” wide flat face and are 1 ⅛” deep. Mats are 1” wide for prints up to 8” x 10”. Mats are 2” wide for prints larger than 8” x 10”.
Any artwork that is floated will be placed in a frame that has a ⅝” wide flat face and is 1 5/16” deep. Work will be floated with a 1” border around it.
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