Nick Veasey Cocktail? For Sale

About this work

Nick Veasey has established himself as the foremost artist working with X-ray technology, transforming industrial imaging equipment into a medium for profound artistic exploration. His work resides in major collections worldwide and has been exhibited extensively across institutions that recognize his unique contribution to contemporary photography. By revealing the hidden structures beneath everyday objects, Veasey challenges viewers to reconsider the familiar, stripping away surface appearances to expose an unexpected beauty in mechanical and organic forms alike. *Cocktail?* exemplifies Veasey's distinctive approach, presenting the viewer with a radiographic study that transforms a simple social ritual into a meditation on transparency and concealment. The work possesses the artist's characteristic balance between scientific precision and aesthetic elegance, rendered here in his preferred Chromaluxe process—a technique that produces exceptional luminosity and archival stability, allowing the subtle gradations of the X-ray image to achieve remarkable depth and clarity. At 33 x 33 inches, the intimate scale invites close examination of details invisible to the naked eye, while the framed presentation ensures museum-quality display. Issued in an edition of 25, this work represents a carefully controlled release consistent with Veasey's approach to editioning, which has contributed to steady appreciation in the secondary market. Collectors have increasingly recognized that his limited editions, particularly earlier works, command significant attention at auction, reflecting sustained institutional and private interest in his practice. Guy Hepner is pleased to offer this work from our New York gallery and welcomes inquiries regarding acquisition.