Sarah Buckner Jeu (Plumeau), 2025
Oil and charcoal on linen
27,5 x 31,3 cm
The intimately-scaled painting weds joyful exuberance with dreamlike mystery. The depicted figure appears in mid-step, perhaps responding to a game played, the jeu or game mentioned in the work's title. At the same time, the outlines have been blurred, giving visual form to the movement of the animated children, adding a sense of unreality.