Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Vhils Print Index
Dissipate (Timed Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Dissipate is a 2024 Vhils giclée print measuring 69.7 by 44.9 centimetres, showing the face of an anonymous woman set against an unnamed city backdrop through an acid-like haze. Released as a timed edition, it was signed and numbered by the artist during its release window.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: Timed Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered; dated. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The deliberately unidentified subject and unnamed city underscore Vhils's theme of the universal, anonymous urban individual. The dissolving, hazy treatment visualises erasure and impermanence, the same forces at work when he carves and strips city walls.
Collector Perspective
As a timed edition, the final run reflects demand during the release period rather than a fixed cap, generally making it an accessible giclée. The portrait subject and atmospheric treatment give it clear thematic coherence with Vhils's core body of work.
Historical Context
Made in 2024, Dissipate embodies Vhils's interest in anonymity and dissolution. By withholding both the sitter's and the city's identity, he elevates a single face into a stand-in for the countless unnamed inhabitants of the modern metropolis.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2024
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Giclee Print; catalog dimensions 69.7 x 44.9 cm; The result is an array of electric colours spread throughout a black veil rendered in delicate half-tone dots; The final corroded image has been captured as a limited edition giclée print; Giclée Print on 310gsm Canson Arches BFK Rives paper.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog label: Timed Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered; dated. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Vhils's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: Read as documented context rather than stated intent: Made in 2024, Dissipate embodies Vhils's interest in anonymity and dissolution. This is an interpretive reading of the release context, not a statement of the artist's intent for this specific work. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2024 and attributes the edition to Avant Arte. The saved description also notes: The striking face of an anonymous woman is set against the backdrop of a city, the identity of which is also a mystery.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Avant Arte. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Vhils — official site — Vhils studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Vhils — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Vhils (Q115823) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
Who is depicted in Dissipate?
An anonymous woman, deliberately unidentified, set against an unnamed city, emphasizing universality.
Is this a fixed edition?
No, it is a timed edition, with the run size determined during the release window.
What are the dimensions?
69.7 by 44.9 centimetres.
What is the visual effect?
An acid-like haze that makes the portrait appear to dissolve, evoking erasure and impermanence.
