RYAN LEE Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings by Tim Braden (b. 1975 Perth, Scotland) on the theme of alpine landscapes. This will be Braden’s debut at Independent. This new group of paintings is inspired by the artist’s regular hiking and research trips through the Swiss and French Alps, since his childhood. Braden worked from his sketches, watercolors, and photographs, as well as drawing upon vintage travel advertisements and early twentieth century European painting.
Independent | Tim Braden: The Alpinist
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Tim Braden: The Alpinist installed in RYAN LEE's Booth 503A at Independent 2025.
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Tim Braden: The Alpinist installed in RYAN LEE's Booth 503A at Independent 2025.
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Tim Braden
Yellowstone (small Pinks and Yellow), 2025
Gouache and acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Exploring subtle shifts in space, mood and tone, Braden’s work is ultimately drawn from a close reading of his environment and an attempt to depict the act of looking. Braden’s oeuvre reflects a contemplation of the space between abstraction and figuration, often reworking enlarged fragments of his paintings as he explores the merging of feeling and form, memory and longing.
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Tim Braden
Large pines, 2024
Oil on canvas
56 3/4 x 80 1/4 inches (144 x 204 cm)
As inspiration for this new body of work, Braden looked at 1960s Sunset travel magazines from the American West, aimed at the aspirational middle class. Pages full of catchy advertising slogans for cruises to Alaska or camping trips to Yosemite promised a form of escapism from the (implied) conventionality of the readers’ daily lives. Not immune from the lure of this promise, these ideas seep into Braden’s paintings, infusing them with a sense of daydreaming nostalgia.
Tim Braden sketching in the Alps.
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Tim Braden sketching in the Alps.
Tim Braden
Avalanche!, 2025
Oil on panel
24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm)
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Tim Braden
Avalanche!, 2025
Oil on panel
24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm)
Reflecting on the long history of artists who painted mountain imagery, Braden draws inspiration from the work of Expressionist and Fauvist painters, including Gabrielle Munter, Alexej von Jawlensky, Albert Marquet, and Ferdinand Hodler. This can especially be seen in his inventive palette, as he takes advantage of the freedom of black and white source photos to re-imagine them using his own exuberant colors. Expounding on historical references and personal memories, Braden’s work occupies the space between representational and abstract compositions.
A new monograph of Braden’s work is forthcoming from Anomie in November 2025.
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Tim Braden
Lac de la Rosiere (greens), 2024
Gouache on panel
Paper Dimensions: 20 x 16 inches (51 x 40.5 cm)
Framed Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (57.2 x 47 cm)
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Tim Braden
Alpine snow watercolour, 2025
Watercolor on paper
Paper Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches (30 x 42 cm)
Framed Dimensions: 14 x 19 inches (35.6 x 48.3 cm)
Tim Braden: The Alpinist installed in RYAN LEE's Booth 503A at Independent 2025.
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Tim Braden: The Alpinist installed in RYAN LEE's Booth 503A at Independent 2025.
