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Branislav Mihajlovic — A.P.25-691 (Angel's Wing)
Branislav Mihajlovic

A.P.25-691 (Angel's Wing)

2025

"A.P.25-691 (Angel's Wing)" presents itself as a work caught between the celestial and the elemental, with Branislav Mihajlovic building his surface through layered passages of oil that seem to accumulate memory as much as pigment. The designation in the title, clinical in its alphanumeric precision, stands in deliberate contrast to the organic resonance of its subtitle, and this tension is precisely where the painting's power resides. Mihajlovic treats the canvas as a field of negotiation, where gestural impulse and compositional restraint arrive at an uneasy, compelling equilibrium. At 150 by 120 centimeters, the work commands physical presence without overwhelming the viewer, instead drawing the eye inward through a sequence of tonal shifts and textural incident. Mihajlovic has built a substantial reputation across European collections for his ability to locate the spiritual within rigorously material means, and this painting is among his most resolved recent statements. The "angel's wing" of the title functions less as a literal image than as an organizing sensibility, a suggestion of uplift, asymmetry, and asymmetrical grace embedded in the formal choices themselves. The brushwork carries a quality of earned confidence, neither effortful nor casually produced, and the color relationships reward extended looking with details that shift under changing light conditions. Offered through Galeria São Mamede and presented framed, "A.P.25-691 (Angel's Wing)" represents a meaningful acquisition for collectors drawn to painting that sustains serious intellectual and emotional engagement over time.

Medium
Oil on Canvas
Overall
Framed
Signed
Yes

For Sale — €5400

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Branislav Mihajlovic, A.P.25-691 (Angel's Wing), 2025

"A.P.25-691 (Angel's Wing)" presents itself as a work caught between the celestial and the elemental, with Branislav Mihajlovic building his surface through layered passages of oil that seem to accumulate memory as much as pigment. The designation in the title, clinical in its alphanumeric precision, stands in deliberate contrast to the organic resonance of its subtitle, and this tension is precisely where the painting's power resides. Mihajlovic treats the canvas as a field of negotiation, where gestural impulse and compositional restraint arrive at an uneasy, compelling equilibrium. At 150 by 120 centimeters, the work commands physical presence without overwhelming the viewer, instead drawing the eye inward through a sequence of tonal shifts and textural incident. Mihajlovic has built a substantial reputation across European collections for his ability to locate the spiritual within rigorously material means, and this painting is among his most resolved recent statements. The "angel's wing" of the title functions less as a literal image than as an organizing sensibility, a suggestion of uplift, asymmetry, and asymmetrical grace embedded in the formal choices themselves. The brushwork carries a quality of earned confidence, neither effortful nor casually produced, and the color relationships reward extended looking with details that shift under changing light conditions. Offered through Galeria São Mamede and presented framed, "A.P.25-691 (Angel's Wing)" represents a meaningful acquisition for collectors drawn to painting that sustains serious intellectual and emotional engagement over time.

Medium
Oil on Canvas
Dimensions
overall: 150 x 120 cm • framed: 154 x 124 cm
Year
2025
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Galeria São Mamede, Lisbon

Related themes

Wings, Spiritual, Figurative Art, Symbolism, Angel, Contemporary Art, Oil on Canvas, Serbian

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