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Jenny Saville Art Auction. Saville draws much from the history of painting, especially artists known for pushing the human figure to its limits of stress and decomposition. Saville has mentioned Velasquez’s tonal virtuosity, the carcass paintings of Soutine and Rembrandt, as well as Willem De Kooning’s notion that “Flesh was the reason oil paint was invented” as key influences. Critics are quick to add a roster of British painters such as Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, and Lucian Freud as important forerunners and inspirations for Saville’s work. What seems to separate Saville from her influences, however, is her reliance on conceptual, critical social messages instead of subjective expression. "De Kooning is my main man, really, because he just did everything you can do with paint. He reversed it, dripped it, scraped it. But I want to hold on to a certain amount of reality." | Jenny Saville biography and resources. | Market value of Jenny Saville works. | Posters and art prints of Sigmar Polke. |
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