Marking Peter Doig’s first return to snowscapes since the 1990s, The ‘Zermatt’ collection consists of six limited-edition Giclee prints on Cotton Smooth Rag. The artist's first thematic group of works was conceived in 2018 when Doig’s friend Swiss architect and artist Heinz Julen offered Doig his chalet in the idyllic ski town as a prompt to paint the surrounding scenes. Conceptually, it was inspired by ski posters designed to attract tourism to the mountains. Solely relying on his memory to produce the images based on his experiences in Zermatt, Doig focused on a range of inspirations – Zermatt’s strong religious tradition and the danger of its landscapes, memories of skiing, and the slopes, dynamic skiers in majestic snow-covered landscapes - simple yet dynamic and attractive. Additionally, his view of the resort town was influenced by Derek Walcott’s 2006 descriptions of Zermatt in his series of poems ‘Prodigal’. According to Doig, the six ‘Zermatt’ paintings are the most ‘poster-like’ in size and appearance.
“ Painting becomes interesting when it becomes timeless. „