Bidspirit auction | Francois Van Reenen Scratchy Limited

Francois Van Reenen Scratchy Limited Edition Screenprint - This lot comprises a contemporary limited edition screenprint titled Scratchy by Francois Van Reenen. The work features a multi-panelled composition including portraits of various dog breeds including a pug, a boxer, and a bulldog, interspersed with surreal vignettes such as figures taking tea in padded horizontal tubes and a man working on a car engine containing a human skeleton. The composition is overlaid with chaotic red and blue linear scribbles. A text box to the centre-left contains a rumination regarding 'Acne Vulgaris'. The print is presented under glass with a wide white mount in an off-white wooden frame. The lower-left margin bears a handwritten edition number '1/15' in ink. The lower-centre margin is inscribed with the title '”Scratchy”'. The lower-right margin is signed and dated 'FVR 2006'. The signature may alternatively be read as 'FUR'. 109 x 76cm.