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Jef Verheyen — De eeuwige beweging (The eternal movement)
Jef Verheyen

De eeuwige beweging (The eternal movement)

1980

A luminous field of subtly shifting color envelops the canvas, drawing the viewer into a meditative experience of light and infinite space. Verheyen's masterful application of oil paint creates a seamless, breathing surface that suggests perpetual, gentle motion rather than depicting it literally. The artist's own frame serves as an integral extension of the work, reinforcing the sense of a self-contained, boundless world.

Medium
oil on canvas, in artist's frame

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 9, 2018

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Jef Verheyen, De eeuwige beweging (The eternal movement), 1980

A luminous field of subtly shifting color envelops the canvas, drawing the viewer into a meditative experience of light and infinite space. Verheyen's masterful application of oil paint creates a seamless, breathing surface that suggests perpetual, gentle motion rather than depicting it literally. The artist's own frame serves as an integral extension of the work, reinforcing the sense of a self-contained, boundless world.

Medium
oil on canvas, in artist's frame
Year
1980
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Contemplative Mood, Kinetic Art, Post-War Artist, Artist's Frame, Belgian Artist, Male Artist, Abstract Painting, Zero Movement, Geometric Abstraction, Large Format, Meditative Mood, Monochromatic, Minimalism, Luminism, Oil on Canvas

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