Norton Museum of Art 2025 Gala Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s

Leyla Pekmen

Banyan's Sacred Song

Lot closes

February 3, 09:34 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Starting Bid

6,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Leyla Pekmen

b. 1977

Banyan's Sacred Song

Executed in 2024.

Signed

Acrylic on canvas

39 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (100.3 x 100.3 cm)

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Courtesy of the Artist and Voltz Clarke Gallery

Leyla Pekmen is a contemporary artist living and working in Istanbul. Born and raised in Turkey, Pekmen found her passion for painting at a young age, spending a majority of her time immersed within her neighbor’s art studio. Today her works are bold and expressive, often utilizing color blocking and pointillism to create framing and texture. Most of Pekmen’s practice centers around concepts of combining life’s simple pleasures with that of whimsy and storytelling.

Exhibition History:

2024: Deep Dream, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York

2023: I’d Rather be Here, Online Solo Show, Legion Projects, California

2023: Dynamic Character, Group Show, The Wall Art Gallery, Istanbul

2023: Brilliant Waters, Online Solo Show, Johansson Projects, California

2023: Carpe Urbem, Group Show, Bon Vivant, Izmir

2023: Online Group Show, Clamour Art China, Beijing