Gully (1977) - Dohanos meets Yue Minjun 3

Artist name: Gully

Nationality: French

Date of birth: 1977, Paris, France

Title of the work: Dohanos meets Yue Minjun 3

Year: 2024

Technique: Mixed media on paper

Dimensions:

Canvas: 90 cm x 90 cm

Framing: No

Signature details:

Hand-signed by the artist at the bottom left and dated

Edition:
Unique work (not numbered),

Provenance:
Work directly from the artist's studio, Gully. The work is sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist.

Documentation:
Certificate of authenticity issued by the Artist

Condition:
The work is in perfect condition, with no notable imperfections.

Delivery:
The work will be shipped from France, carefully packaged and insured. It will be sent unframed (rolled).
Delivery with insurance.

About the artist:

Born in 1977 in the Parisian suburbs, Gully began in the graffiti world in the early 1990s, in Val-d’Oise. At 13, passionate about Franco-Belgian comics and hip-hop culture, he discovers the adrenaline of writing: tags, block letters, chrome with a roller, large signatures designed for maximum visibility. Totally self-taught, he trained on the streets, in the school of graffiti and camaraderie, developing a keen sense of lettering and visual impact.

Very quickly, he understood the importance of signature and identity. In 2008, he adopted the pseudonym “Gully,” marking a transition toward a more pictorial, colorful, and narrative body of work. This name, taken from the childhood universe, embodies the carefree and mischief at the heart of his work. Convinced that adults must never disconnect from the child they once were, Gully makes childhood the guiding thread of his artistic universe.

His work draws from multiple references: the clear line of Uderzo, the narrative realism of Norman Rockwell, certain atmospheres of Edward Hopper, but also the heritage of New York graffiti and street art pioneers. Gradually, he emancipates from appropriation to develop a singular style, between realism and dreamlike. The children he depicts no longer merely observe the masterpieces of art history: they interact with them, distort them, question them, creating a dialogue between popular culture and artistic heritage.

His recognition on the art market was rapid. In 2009, he participated in his first auction at Millon and Cornette de Saint Cyr. His work Alésia far exceeded its estimate, marking the start of a continual rise.

In 2013, a canvas surpassed €50,000; in 2019, Homage NTHK Magritte 17 surpassed €70,000.
In 2021, he set a record at a sale organized by Louiza Auction in Brussels: the monumental triptych Children meet Delacroix (2019) was adjudicated at €168,000.

He also entered the international market with a first sale at Christie's in 2015.

Today, Gully has established himself as a major figure on the French contemporary urban scene.
From spray can to large narrative canvases, his career testifies to a controlled evolution: that of an artist from graffiti who has built a recognizable universe, where childhood becomes a critical and poetic prism to re-read art history and our society.