I like my paintings to have one foot in the grave, as it were, and to be not quite of this world. I would like them to exist in a dream world, which I think of as being the place that they occupy, a world that is made up of the accumulation of images that we have stored in our subconscious, and that coagulate and mutate when we sleep.
Glenn Brown
Limited edition of 4068.4 (H) × 47.0 (W) cm
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Glenn Brown weaves a tapestry of references in this new limited edition print.
Renowned for transforming art historical and pop cultural imagery into obsessively detailed, often grotesque paintings, the British artist produces only a handful of works each year. For this edition, he reimagines his original oil painting Black Ships Ate the Sky (2020), itself based on two 16th-century portraits: Andrea del Sarto’s Head of a Man in Profile Looking Up and an unknown artist’s (Circle of Carlo Maratta) portrait of Alexander the Great.
In Higher Than the Sun, Brown subtly distorts colour and proportion from Black Ships Ate the Sky, while introducing a bold black bar at the image’s base – homage to a vintage Star Wars poster. Created in close collaboration with our master printmakers at Make-Ready, the edition has been meticulously crafted as a wholly new creation in its own right.
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Prints can be ordered float-mounted in one of three framing options:Medium
Archival pigment print with satin varnish seal on Somerset Tub Sized Satin White 410gsm paper.Edition size
40Authentication
Signed by the artist. Individually numbered.Certificate of Authenticity
Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.Release date
September 16, 2025We ship framed and unframed prints flat in bespoke boxes. You'll find gloves and handling instructions inside. If you order more than one unframed print, your artworks may be shipped in the same box.
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