Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Vhils Print Index
Entropy
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Entropy is documented in this catalog as a 2013 Screen Print | Hand Finished. The saved release record lists dimensions of 70 x 50 cm. The saved record attributes the release to Underdogs. The cataloged edition information is 100.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: EDITION OF 100. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The title Entropy — the tendency toward disorder — distills Vhils' subject: cities and faces decaying over time. The gold-and-black palette gives the corrosive imagery an unusually rich, almost votive contrast, elevating a scene of decay into something deliberately luminous on heavyweight cotton.
Collector Perspective
The gold-and-black two-colour scheme sets Entropy apart visually from Vhils' more monochrome prints, and the acid hand-finishing keeps each of the 100 sheets unique. On 350gsm Fedrigoni Century cotton, it is a substantial, distinctive early edition for collectors of his screen-print work.
Historical Context
Dating to 2013, Entropy is one of the earlier Vhils screen prints to pair metallic ink with acid finishing. It predates the larger 2016 corrosive editions and shows his technique already established in the years he was consolidating an international print practice.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2013
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print | Hand Finished; catalog dimensions 70 x 50 cm; SCREEN PRINT SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST; 2 COLOURS, GOLD, BLACK AND ACID, HAND FINISHED BY THE ARTIST; FEDRIGONI CENTURY COTTON WOVE 350G/M2 PAPER.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: EDITION OF 100.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. 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: Dating to 2013, Entropy is one of the earlier Vhils screen prints to pair metallic ink with acid finishing. 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 2013 and attributes the edition to Underdogs.
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 Underdogs. 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
What colours are used?
Two colours, gold and black, with acid hand-finishing by the artist.
What paper is it on?
Fedrigoni Century cotton wove 350gsm, a heavyweight cotton stock.
How early is this in Vhils' print catalogue?
2013, one of his earlier acid-finished screen prints.
