Peter Doig 'Painting For A Poet' Print Application Open

Artist: Peter Doig
Title: Painting For A Poet
Medium: Framed Giclee Print
Size: 133.3 x 115 cm
Edition: 250
Price: $3,000

*application open until 11am EST on Monday February 9th, 2026

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Peter Doig is a celebrated painter originally from Scotland, born in Edinburgh in 1959. His life has been defined by a nomadic existence, moving as a child to Trinidad and later to Canada, where he spent much of his youth in Montreal and Toronto. This itinerant upbringing profoundly informs his artistic practice, as he often draws from a "place in between places" to create works that blend personal memory with found imagery. He received his formal education in London, attending the Wimbledon School of Art, Saint Martin’s School of Art, and the Chelsea School of Art, where he earned his Master of Arts in 1990.

His work is characterized by dreamlike, evocative landscapes that frequently feature motifs such as lone canoes, cabins, and dense forests. While his scenes often reference specific locations from his past, such as the snowy vistas of Canada or the tropical light of Trinidad, they are not strictly representational. Instead, Doig utilizes photographs, film stills, and newspaper clippings as tools to explore the illusionistic properties of paint and the fluid nature of memory. His unique approach gained significant recognition in the 1990s, leading to a Turner Prize nomination in 1994 and establishing him as a pivotal figure in the return to figurative painting. After spending nearly two decades living and working in Trinidad, he recently returned to London, continuing to produce large-scale compositions that captivate viewers with their enigmatic atmospheres and rich, expressive color palettes.