Lot 4
Mad Charcoal (American, b.1995)
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Smoke in the Shade, 2026
Original mixed media with charcoal, oil, and diamond dust under resin on canvas
Hand signed
30 × 22¼ in. (762 × 565 mm)

Josh Hernandez, born in 1995 in Los Angeles, is known by his moniker Mad Charcoal. A self-taught charcoal virtuoso, he crafts emotive portraits that blend realism with abstraction"the grey area between realism and abstraction", layering charcoal to create rich textures and contrasts. After a Bachelor of Science in…
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