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Peroxide
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Peroxide (2019) is a hand-finished screen print in an edition of 250, made with screen print, Quink ink and acid on Keaykolour Original China White 300gsm paper. At a wide 50 by 100 cm format, it is signed and numbered by the artist, with hand-applied acid finishing giving each impression its own surface character.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of /250. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The elongated 50 by 100 cm format sets Peroxide apart, giving Vhils's eroded portrait an expansive, mural-like proportion closer to his wall works. The title, naming a bleaching agent, points directly to the chemical process he uses to lighten and carve the image. It is a technically evocative example of his subtractive method.
Collector Perspective
An edition of 250 places Peroxide in the accessible range, but its unusually wide format makes framing and wall placement a specific consideration. The China White stock, pencil signature and number are the checks. As with all his acid-worked prints, the surface variation is intended, and this listing's example is an artist's proof outside the main numbered run.
Historical Context
Produced in 2019 via Underdogs, Peroxide belongs to Vhils's established line of hand-finished screen prints. The panoramic format reflects his instinct to echo the scale and horizontality of the billboards and walls he carves, translated to a fine art sheet for collectors.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2019
- 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 50 x 100 cm; Screen print on paper, Quink ink and acid; Hand-finished, signed and numbered by the artist; Keaykolour Original China White 300 g/m2 paper.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of /250.
- 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: Produced in 2019 via Underdogs, Peroxide belongs to Vhils's established line of hand-finished screen prints. 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 2019 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 does the title Peroxide reference?
A bleaching agent, alluding to the chemical lightening and erosion Vhils uses to form the image.
What is unusual about its format?
It is a wide 50 by 100 cm sheet, more panoramic than his standard prints.
What is an artist's proof?
An impression outside the main numbered edition of 250, traditionally reserved for the artist.
How is it finished?
By hand with Quink ink and acid over the screen print, giving each sheet unique surface effects.
