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Herb Jackson (American/North Carolina, b. 1945) "Veronica's Veil CCVI", 2011 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated en verso canvas. Unframed. 60" x 48" Provenance: Gift of the artist to Le Ball Masque fundraiser in association with The Art Cellar Gallery, Banner Elk, North Carolina; Private collection of Libba and Mike Gaither, Charlotte, North Carolina. Notes: This painting by Herb Jackson is part of the artist's ongoing series Veronica's Veils, of works of the same size and format. The name refers to the Christian relic of the veil of Saint Veronica, which was imprinted with the face of Jesus when he used it to wipe his face on the way to his crucifixion. Jackson states that his paintings have nothing to do with Jesus but rather refer to Veronica's luck of being at the right place at the right time. When one of his paintings come to life, he refers to that as his Veronica moment. A North Carolina native, Jackson explores the mystical nature of painting. In a 2022 interview with Walter magazine, Jackson explained: "Where a painting comes from and how it comes together for me is still mystical and has been for 60 years." In the interview, the artist speaks about his paintings almost as mysterious living organisms capable of a dialogue with the artist, challenging him as well as letting him know when it is time to put the palette knife down. To quote the artist: "To require that an image, be a bearer of content, that it must be recognizable is to suggest that there is no form to the unknowable. My journey through art confirms, for me at least, that it is not necessary to rob life of its mystery in order to understand it." Jackson's work has now been collected by more than 100 museums, including London's British Museum, shown in more than 150 solo exhibitions around the world and has won him North Carolina's highest civilian honor.