Collections / Contemporary Impasto / Masterworks & Original Canvases ORIGINAL WORK • UNIQUE PIECE (1 OF 1) • VERIFIED PROVENANCE

| | |

straighten 180 cm × 140 cm (70.8 × 55.1 in) • D: 4.5 cm

Museum Spec • 18.5 kg

Terra Incognita No. IV (2024) by Hélène Vance

High Relief Study

Hand-sculpted cold wax & burnt umber applied with 120mm Japanese steel palette knives.

Authenticity Mark

Incised artist signature: "H. Vance '24" embedded into wet pigment base with seal verso.

Shadow Joinery

12mm negative shadow reveal floating gap prevents canvas edge pressure abrasions.

museum Salon Exhibition Hang

Macro high-resolution surface study of French linseed oil and raw umber impasto

10× Macro

Optical Surface Analysis Belgian Flax 450gsm

Multi-Layered Mineral & Cold Wax Tactility

Continuous palette-knife passages reveal microscopic fissures, crystallization of linseed glazes, and natural iron oxides preserved in uncompressed relief.

Featured Masterwork Hélène Vance b. 1974, Lyon • Atelier Paris VI (St-Germain-des-Prés)

Monograph arrow_outward

Terra Incognita No. IV

Natural French Ochres, Raw Umber, Cold Wax Compound & Linseed Glazes on Double-Primed Belgian Linen. Signed & Dated verso 2024.

Gallery Acquisition Price $26,500 USD

Includes bespoke walnut framing & provenance documentation Or 3 × $8,833/mo via ArtPay

1 Bespoke Framing Profile

Handcrafted in Paris

Solid American Walnut Included • Current Spec

Hand-rubbed natural beeswax, 12mm museum negative float reveal.

22k Hand-Laid Gold Leaf + $2,400

Bologna red bole clay base, traditional water gilding burnish.

Smoked Belgian Raw Oak + $1,650

Wire-brushed deep texture, matte silken wax finish.

Gallery Stretcher Only - $800

Raw finished linen edges, ready for proprietary museum install.

2 Surface Exposure & Glazing

Artist Recommended

Un-Glazed Tactile Impasto Exposure Included

Sealed with archival non-yellowing Gamvar synthetic dammar varnish. Preserves 100% of light reflection off paint relief.

Tru Vue Optium Museum Acrylic® + $950

99% UV radiation blocking, anti-reflective, shatterproof. Custom spaced 15mm off impasto crests.

Curatorial Guarantees Included

verified Physical Dual-Sealed Certificate of Authenticity & Artist Monograph
database Cryptographic Provenance Token registered on French National Artists Guild
flight_takeoff Reinforced museum thermal flight crate with continuous tilt/shock telemetry

Curatorial Dossier

The Praxis of Terra Incognita

Registry Code: HV-2024-TI04 • Cat. Raisonné Vol. III

palette

Technique & Pigments

Hélène Vance sources raw mineral oxides exclusively from the historic quarries of Roussillon and Morocco. Mixed with cold-pressed Swedish flaxseed oil and bleached beeswax, each passage is applied in sculpted impasto gestures that cure over six months into a structural relief that captures directional light in physical space.

Pure Pigment Saturation Index: 98.4%

menu_book

Provenance & Record

Created in Vance’s Rue Bonaparte studio in autumn 2024 as the centerpiece of her solo survey. Exhibited at the Grand Palais Éphémère for the Paris Autumn Vernissage. Consigned directly from the artist’s private inventory, accompanied by all preliminary tempera sketches and archival museum registry records.

Catalogued: Vance Archive Ref. 884-TI

humidity_mid

Conservation Protocol

Rated for ASTM Lightfastness Category I (150+ years unshifted chromacity). Optimal climate display conditions: 19°C – 22°C with relative indoor humidity between 45% and 55%. Safe for museum spotlighting up to 250 lux without thermal stress or pigment dry-shrinkage.

ASTM D4302-05 Conservation Certified

Companion Studies