Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Vhils Print Index
Herança
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Herança is an ambitious 2025 Vhils multiple: a screen print on tarpaulin mounted on a stretcher, hand-finished with feathers and/or embroidered textile details. At 140 by 100 centimetres and issued in an edition of 150 plus 15 artist proofs and 5 RN, each is signed and numbered by the artists.
Collector notes: Edition of 150 plus 15 artist's proofs according to the saved release record. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Printing on tarpaulin and adding feathers and embroidery pushes the work firmly into mixed-media territory, closer to a wall relief than a print. The Portuguese title, meaning heritage or inheritance, frames the piece as a meditation on cultural transmission through material accumulation.
Collector Perspective
The large scale, stretcher mounting and hand-applied textile elements mean each example varies and presents as a finished artwork ready to hang. Collectors should note the mixed materials require care, but the physical presence and variation reward the more substantial format.
Historical Context
Created in 2025, Herança reflects Vhils's expansion beyond paper into industrial and textile substrates. Tarpaulin echoes the utilitarian surfaces of the urban environment, while the embroidery introduces craft traditions tied to the theme of inherited culture.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2025
- 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 140 x 100 cm; Screen print on tarpaulin mounted on stretcher, with feathers and/or embroidered textile details.
- Edition details
- Edition of 150 plus 15 artist's proofs according to the saved release record.
- 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: Created in 2025, Herança reflects Vhils's expansion beyond paper into industrial and textile substrates. 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 2025 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 is Herança printed on?
Screen print on tarpaulin mounted on a stretcher, with hand-applied feathers and/or embroidered textile details.
How large is it?
140 by 100 centimetres, one of the larger formats in this Vhils group.
What is the edition?
Edition of 150 plus 15 artist proofs and 5 RN, signed and numbered.
Does the title have a meaning?
Herança is Portuguese for heritage or inheritance, framing the work around cultural transmission.
