Otoño Floral, from Sexual Spring-Like Winter

A leading contemporary American artist and key member of the Neo-Expressionist movement that emerged in 1980s New York, Julian Schnabel embraces material experimentation through his monumental paintings. Throughout his practice, which veers between figuration and abstraction, the artist has integrated textiles, broken plates and snippets of text into his canvases.

Recurring themes in Schnabel's works include sexuality, obsession, suffering, redemption, and death. The series 'Sexual Spring-Like Winter', of which the present work is part of, alludes to the theme of sexuality through the vibrant abstract floral imagery, bursting into bloom. Schnabel's use of text serves as a way to guide the viewer through the changing Seasons within the series, making reference to the idea of the turbulent cycle of life.

Screenprint with poured resin, 1995, on Rising 2-Ply museum board, signed and numbered verso in pencil, a printer's proof aside from the edition of 80, published by Lococo-Mulder, St. Louis, Missouri, with their blindstamps, 101.3 x 75.9 cm (40 x 30 in.)