Silkscreen by Vic Gentils from 1969, copy 106/165, a layered composition with silhouettes and theatrical interior scenes, signed and numbered.
Set in an interior that feels both theatrical and ritualised, this silkscreen illustrates Vic Gentils’ highly personal visual language from the late 1960s. Stylised silhouettes kneel or pose in dramatic reds and earth tones, while three enigmatic female portraits survey the scene from the wall above. The geometric floor and sharp architectural angles create a stage-like atmosphere in which the figures appear suspended between satire and symbolism. Gentils’ sense of rhythm, so typical of his assemblages and graphic work, is present here in the repetition of shapes and the bold interplay of light and shadow. The composition reveals an artist who blended humour, provocation and abstraction into a refined yet unsettling vision.
This piece — copy number 106 of 165 — belongs to a carefully produced edition.
The black background in the photograph was used only to make the paper details visible (scanned with an A0-scanner).
Details:
Artist: Vic Gentils (Ilfracombe, 1919 – Aalst, 1997)
Title: De hoeren van Babylon 1969 (106/165) (1969)
Technique: Silkscreen (graphic work)
Condition: Good
Signature: Signed and numbered 106/165
Sold with frame: No
Dimensions without frame: 50 × 41.5 cm
Dimensions with frame: 65 × 49.8 cm
Provenance: Auction
Notes: Black background used to highlight paper texture; scanned object.
