This piece by American artist Philip Ross Munro was done using encaustic painting, a technique where colored pigments are added to a hot wax medium and then applied to a surface such as prepared wood. The paint's consistency can be changed by adding resin or oil, but the technique itself is considered to be quite difficult, thus highlighting the skill needed to accomplish such a feat. Munro's use of the wax is evident through the wavy, blurred nature of the image as he creates a sort of dreamy illusion of bodies mid-dance. The piece depicts four choreographers who were commissioned to create a ballet based on the music of Prince. 

Artist: Philip Ross Munro

Year: 1991

Condition: Very good.

This piece was painted on prepared wood. Please see the secondary image to examine the back side where Munro's signature is. Email us at postermuseum@gmail.com for more details.