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Haleh Mashian
Soft Witness

2026

$5,000
£3,803.71
€4,557.73
CA$7,129.99
A$7,310.95
CHF 4,173.66
MX$94,751.41
NOK 47,418.70
SEK 49,902.45
DKK 34,062.86

About the Item

Soft Witness is a quietly powerful work within Haleh Mashian's Butterfly Series. Where her other paintings in the series announce themselves through color, this one withholds it almost entirely. The entire surface is worked in white, cream, and the faintest washes of warm taupe. Each butterfly is pressed into a heavily textured ground — their forms legible only through the relief of the impasto itself. The work is reminiscent of the monochrome investigations of Robert Ryman, whose lifelong commitment to white revealed it as one of the most complex and demanding of all colors. Soft Witness rewards proximity and patience.
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2026
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    West Hollywood, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1758218194642

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