*APC ART is pleased to present “Mad House” by celebrated contemporary American painter Seth Armstrong.*

*Widely regarded as one of the most compelling contemporary painters working today, Armstrong has developed an intensely loyal international collector base through his cinematic depictions of Southern California architecture, hidden hillside homes, glowing interiors, swimming pools, and dreamlike urban landscapes.*

*Armstrong’s works possess an immediately recognizable atmosphere — blending photorealistic precision with painterly softness and an almost nostalgic cinematic tension.*

*Collectors are particularly drawn to the artist’s masterful use of light, perspective, color saturation, and emotional ambiguity.*

*Unlike many contemporary artists associated with the Los Angeles scene, Armstrong’s works rarely feel staged or artificial. Instead, they capture fleeting moments of stillness, intimacy, isolation, and quiet tension hidden within idyllic architectural environments.*

*“Mad House” is an especially compelling example because it differs meaningfully from many of Armstrong’s better known exterior cityscape and hillside compositions.*

*Rather than observing one of Armstrong’s picturesque Southern California homes from afar, this work invites the viewer directly inside one of the artist’s cinematic domestic spaces.*

*The composition depicts a warmly illuminated interior rendered in Armstrong’s instantly recognizable palette of glowing yellows, aqua blues, warm orange hardwoods, and soft pink ambient light.*

*An anonymous female figure stands partially draped in fabric within an adjoining room — viewed from behind as she disappears deeper into the architectural space.*

*The scene feels simultaneously intimate, voyeuristic, serene, and psychologically charged.*

*Armstrong’s masterful use of perspective creates a dreamlike spatial tension throughout the composition.*

*The empty shelving, the open closet, the quiet domestic stillness, and the fragmented glimpse of the figure all contribute to a cinematic narrative that feels suspended in time.*

*Importantly, while the subject matter differs from Armstrong’s more commonly encountered hillside cityscapes, all of the qualities collectors have come to expect from the artist remain fully present.*

*The luminous California-inspired color palette, glowing directional light, atmospheric depth, painterly impressionistic softness, and architectural precision are all unmistakably Seth Armstrong.*

*The result is a work that feels deeply personal while still maintaining the visual sophistication and emotional ambiguity that have made Armstrong one of the most sought after contemporary painters of his generation.*

*Importantly, “Mad House” represents Seth Armstrong’s very first published edition release as well as his first public exhibition release.*

*The work was released during Art Basel Miami through Thinkspace Editions in cooperation with 1xRUN — making it a particularly important and historically significant edition within Armstrong’s broader body of work.*

*The work is an archival pigment print in colors, hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist in graphite pencil.*

*Published by 1xRUN in cooperation with Thinkspace Editions, 2015.*

*This example measures approximately 20” x 16”.*

*Importantly, this work comes from the extremely sought after Printer’s Proof edition of only six works, aside from the standard edition of 50.*

*Collectors consistently pursue Armstrong’s smaller proof editions due to their rarity and close association with the artist and publisher.*

*Included with the work will be a hand signed certificate / letter from Jesse Cory of 1xRUN — the renowned fine art print publisher responsible for producing the edition.*

*The accompanying document provides detailed specifications of the work, a biography of Seth Armstrong, and additional background regarding 1xRUN and the significance of the release.*

*Works by Seth Armstrong have become increasingly difficult to acquire on the primary market as demand for the artist’s paintings and editions continues to accelerate worldwide.*

*Collectors are drawn not only to the technical beauty of Armstrong’s compositions, but also to the emotional and cinematic qualities embedded within the work.*

*We are pleased to offer archival museum framing options for collectors seeking a turnkey, ready-to-hang presentation.*

*An exceptionally beautiful and highly collectible Seth Armstrong composition that perfectly demonstrates why the artist has become one of the standout contemporary painters of his generation.*

*The work is in hand and will ship immediately from the USA.*

*Proudly offered by APC ART.*

*ATL. MIA. NYC. LA. PARIS. LONDON. TOKYO*

Provenance

Gifted to APC by the publisher, Art Basel, 2015. 

Included with the work is a hand signed letter from Jesse Cory; owner of 1x run (printer of the work). 

Condition

The work is in mint condition. The work has been stored flat to archival standard for nearly 11 years.