Centre of the picture at 150 cm, as is usual in museums. For comparison: door 200 × 80 cm, sideboard 120 × 45 cm, armchair 85 × 90 cm.
Golden Elbphi
Hamburg's Landmark in the Rain
2019 · Acrylic, acrylic lacquer on canvas · 120 × 160 cm
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Viewings at the Hamburg studio by appointment.
About the work
The Elbphilharmonie with its wave-like roofline appears in "Golden Elbphi" as an image of light and colour. Juliane Golbs paints the glass façade as a grid of blue, grey and white dabs; beneath it, the brick base blurs into pastel green, yellow, pale blue and pink. Fine drips run downwards and let the building melt like a reflection in water; small splashes of neon pink set accents. The warm copper-gold ground envelops the architecture and feels like the sky at sunset over the harbour. In the Golden Things series, this is one of the works in which gold is not material but time of day. The motif stands in the tradition of the harbour and city view, yet is reduced entirely to mood: one recognises the place without seeing details. Acrylic and acrylic lacquer on canvas give the dabs their sheen. At 120 × 160 cm, the painting was a large Hamburg statement; it is now in a private collection.
Details
- Title
- Golden Elbphi
- Year
- 2019
- Medium
- Acrylic, acrylic lacquer on canvas
- Dimensions
- 120 × 160 cm (W × H)
- Format
- Portrait
- Series
- Golden Things
- Price
- On request
- Status
- Sold
Colours & mood
copper gold · dove blue · pastel green · lemon yellow · neon pink · ice grey
- Fleeting
- Wistful
- Urban
- Vivid
- Poetic
- Serene
- Hanseatic
Trial hanging, delivery & visits
Every work is a one-off from the Hamburg studio of Juliane Golbs. On request it can come to your room on trial for a small fee; should you decide on the painting, the fee is credited against the purchase price. The studio arranges delivery and hanging with you personally. Works can be viewed at the Hamburg studio by appointment.
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