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58 ౶߅त· ̔ࢸ b.1946 Scott Kahn

݆˂ٙʃࢰ Spring Path
ذ੹ ೥̺ Oil on canvas
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Painted in 2016
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Kahn 16€̛ɨ Signed in English and dated on bottom right
EXHIBITED
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2021 ϋ 2 ˜ 18 ˚Ї 3 ˜ 26 ˚d˜౶߅त · ̔ Faun, Happer’s Gallery, New York
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PROVENANCE
Ը๕ Happer’s Gallery, New York
ॲߒ۞ޝ೥఼ Important Private Collection, Asia
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HKD 250,000 - 450,000
USD 32,100 – 57,700

“I paint to understand myself and the world around The following year, his painting Big House, Homage to America
me... My appreciation for life and freedom surpasses sold for HKD 11.25 million in Hong Kong, placing him among
everything. Art, for me, is a refined expression of my the ranks of “million-dollar artists” and attracting widespread
life experiences. You might say it’s a way of revealing attention.
to viewers what lies behind the things they actually Currently based in New York, Kahn differs from most local
see. If I’m truly successful, painting can achieve a artists who choose abstract, graffiti, or semi-figurative styles.
kind of poetic transformation and elevation.”
He steadfastly follows the path of modernism and delves into
— Scott Kahn magical realism. With delicate and restrained brushstrokes
and colours, he presents the subtleties he perceives in life and
Kahn was born in 1946 into a wealthy Jewish family in nature. His works often exude a unique atmosphere of solitude
Massachusetts, USA. Encouraged by neighbours and friends, and spirituality, capturing the special emotion between
he developed an interest in painting. In 1963, he entered humans and nature. Completed in 2016, Spring Path is a
the University of Pennsylvania, one of the eight Ivy League masterpiece that exemplifies Kahn’s ability to project his inner
schools on the East Coast, to study dentistry. However, upon world onto the landscape.
graduation, he decided to pursue his true passion for art and
switched his major to painting. In 1967, he obtained a Bachelor Expanding and Envisioning: the Inner Projection of
of Fine Arts degree from the university, followed by a Master Natural Landscapes
of Fine Arts degree from Rutgers University three years later. In Spring Path, Kahn weaves a symphony of colours using
His works are mainly inspired by nature, and with dreamlike fresh greens, blues, and earth tones, presenting the brilliance
compositions and surreal atmospheres, he directs viewers’ of summer. The painting showcases a winding path in a
gaze to every leaf and even every drop of dew in his paintings, wide angle perspective, with lush grass drawn with short
leading them to explore brushstrokes on both sides leading into the distance, creating
the vast and beautiful an imaginary space and guiding the viewer towards infinity,
artistic inspiration and reminiscent of the saying “All roads lead to Rome,” a firm
s c en er y. Hi s w o r ks determination to walk on the path, looking forward to the
are highly sought after future. In the azure sky, clouds float in parallel, each with a
by collectors. In 2021, different shape yet aligned with each other, reminiscent of
Kahn signed with the Rene Magritte’s famous work The False Mirror. However, in this
internationally renowned painting, Kahn focuses entirely on nature, creating a peaceful
gallery Almine Rech and and serene environment where human figures are absent
held his first exhibition but traces of human activity can be perceived everywhere.
at its Paris space, with As if walking alongside the clouds, the viewer can feel the
all of his works selling gentle breeze and the rustling of the grass, experiencing the
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1992 ϋЪdשርϓʹᄆ 987,400 ʩಥ࿆ out before the opening. joyousness of summer.

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