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Sandro Chia — San Carlo Borromeo
Sandro Chia

San Carlo Borromeo

A dynamic figural composition rendered in Sandro Chia's signature Neo-Expressionist style, this work depicts San Carlo Borromeo with bold, gestural brushwork and a richly saturated palette. The oil on paper laid on linen medium lends the surface a distinctive texture, enhancing the raw, visceral energy characteristic of Chia's approach to figurative painting. The work bridges historical religious iconography with the emotive intensity of the Transavanguardia movement, of which Chia was a leading figure.

Medium
oil on paper laid on linen

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Under the Influence

December 10, 2014

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Sandro Chia, San Carlo Borromeo

A dynamic figural composition rendered in Sandro Chia's signature Neo-Expressionist style, this work depicts San Carlo Borromeo with bold, gestural brushwork and a richly saturated palette. The oil on paper laid on linen medium lends the surface a distinctive texture, enhancing the raw, visceral energy characteristic of Chia's approach to figurative painting. The work bridges historical religious iconography with the emotive intensity of the Transavanguardia movement, of which Chia was a leading figure.

Medium
oil on paper laid on linen
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Expressionism, Religious, Italian, Church Figure, Portrait, Modern, Oil on Paper, Figurative, Contemporary

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