Lot 205
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René Daniels (B. 1950)
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René Daniels (B. 1950)

Untitled (Bas contra bas)

Details
René Daniels (B. 1950)
Untitled (Bas contra bas)
signed with initials and dated 'RD 82' (lower centre)
watercolour and ink on paper
31.5 x 23.5 cm.
Provenance
Galerie Helen van der Meij, Amsterdam, where acquired by the present owner in 1982.
Exhibited
Eindhoven, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, René Danëls: schilderijen en tekeningen 1976-1986, 22 March-27 April 1986.
Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, René Daniëls: The Most Contemporary Picture Show, 25 April-30 August 1998. Traveled to: Wolfsburg, Kunstmuseum; Basel, Kunsthalle; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum.
Special notice
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Lot Essay



This watercolour shows Daniëls' Magritte-like fondness of playing with words and images. Like Magritte, the artist deconstructs the link between language, image and meaning. Daniëls uses related, but not exact images, to apply new meaning to terms and concepts. This work centres around the word 'Bas', which in Dutch is both a boy's name and short for a contrabass (also known as a double bass). Daniëls tells the story of a girl who can not choose between two boys, each named Bas. He draws a figure which has three double basses dancing above her head. The musical instruments are metaphorical for three people in a difficult situation: 'Bas Contra Bas'.

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