Cristea Roberts Gallery is delighted to present After the setting sun, a new series of six wall-mounted reliefs by Idris Khan. 

The After the setting sun works are available to buy individually or as a complete set of six

Idris Khan

After the setting sun, 2025

A series of six wall mounted reliefs, each comprising three printed acrylic panels mounted in four custom-made aluminium cleats designed by the artist
Overall, each: 75.0 x 65.0 x 7.5 cm - 29 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 3 in
Edition of 25

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Idris Khan’s multi-faceted practice is often rooted in the canon of art history, and informed by the language of colour, rhythm and classical music. In this new body of work, these sensory influences are intertwined and draw on the work of the impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) and his seminal painting of waterlilies at dusk entitled Soleil Couchant, 1914–1926, now housed in the Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris.

Idris Khan

After the setting sun (Azure Blue), 2025

Wall mounted relief, comprising three printed acrylic panels mounted in four custom-made aluminium cleats designed by the artist
Overall: 75.0 x 65.0 x 7.5 cm - 29 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 3 in
Edition of 25

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Idris Khan

After the setting sun (Paynes Grey), 2025

Wall mounted relief, comprising three printed acrylic panels mounted in four custom-made aluminium cleats designed by the artist
Overall: 75.0 x 65.0 x 7.5 cm - 29 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 3 in
Edition of 25

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For these new works, Khan has isolated six of the core colours from Monet’s original painting, using them as the kaleidoscopic range for the series. Each image is composed of multiple layers of musical notation, printed onto three sheets of acrylic and presented unframed in his own bespoke fixings. The printed music was created by Khan, using technology which ascribes musical notes to tone and colour, in this case based on Monet’s composition.

Idris Khan

After the setting sun (Indigo), 2025

Wall mounted relief, comprising three printed acrylic panels mounted in four custom-made aluminium cleats designed by the artist
Overall: 75.0 x 65.0 x 7.5 cm - 29 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 3 in
Edition of 25

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Idris Khan

After the setting sun (Deep Crimson) , 2025

Wall mounted relief, comprising three printed acrylic panels mounted in four custom-made aluminium cleats designed by the artist
Overall: 75.0 x 65.0 x 7.5 cm - 29 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 3 in
Edition of 25

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Through this interplay of colour and the physical layering of musical notation, Khan has created six dynamic new images which appear to explode outward from a central point. If the Impressionists believed that the purpose of art was to capture the fleeting essence of nature and light, then by filtering Monet’s water scene to pure shades of indigo, sienna and azure, Khan has distilled the essence, rhythm and atmosphere of the sunset in new and striking forms.

Idris Khan

After the setting sun (Pine Green), 2025

Wall mounted relief, comprising three printed acrylic panels mounted in four custom-made aluminium cleats designed by the artist
Overall: 75.0 x 65.0 x 7.5 cm - 29 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 3 in
Edition of 25

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Idris Khan

After the setting sun (French Sienna), 2025

Wall mounted relief, comprising three printed acrylic panels mounted in four custom-made aluminium cleats designed by the artist
Overall: 75.0 x 65.0 x 7.5 cm - 29 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 3 in
Edition of 25

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After the setting sun will have its first public showing in the US at EXPO Chicago (24 – 27 April 2025) where it can be viewed at Cristea Roberts Gallery, booth 227.

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