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Anselm Reyle — Les deux figures (nues sur fond abstrait turbulent)
Anselm Reyle

Les deux figures (nues sur fond abstrait turbulent)

2006

A dynamic tension emerges between the human form and raw abstraction in Reyle's large-scale canvas, where two nude figures are rendered against a churning, turbulent background of expressive gestural brushwork. The composition challenges the boundaries between figuration and abstraction, as swirling, energetic fields of paint threaten to consume and dissolve the bodies within them. Reyle's signature interplay of surface and depth transforms the traditional figure study into a charged, almost confrontational encounter between flesh and pure painterly force.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 10, 2017

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Anselm Reyle, Les deux figures (nues sur fond abstrait turbulent), 2006

A dynamic tension emerges between the human form and raw abstraction in Reyle's large-scale canvas, where two nude figures are rendered against a churning, turbulent background of expressive gestural brushwork. The composition challenges the boundaries between figuration and abstraction, as swirling, energetic fields of paint threaten to consume and dissolve the bodies within them. Reyle's signature interplay of surface and depth transforms the traditional figure study into a charged, almost confrontational encounter between flesh and pure painterly force.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2006
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, German Artist, Dark Moody Palette, Male Artist, Contemporary Artist, Mixed Figurative Abstract, 21st Century, Nude Figures, Turbulent Background, Neo-Expressionism, Oil on Canvas

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