
Spiel (Play)
2009
Magnus Plessen's "Spiel (Play)" is an oil on canvas work that exemplifies the artist's distinctive fragmented figuration, where human forms are reduced to angular, disjointed shapes rendered in a restrained, graphic palette. The composition balances tension and lightness, with sparse, gestural marks suggesting movement and interaction without resolving into a fully legible narrative. Plessen's methodical yet expressive brushwork creates a sense of psychological ambiguity, inviting viewers to piece together meaning from the painting's deliberately incomplete visual language.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
May 10, 2018
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