Rendered in acrylic on burlap laid on panel, this substantial work from 2010 belongs to Mark Hagen's celebrated Additive Painting series, in which the artist builds surface through layered deposits of pigment that interact with the coarse, open weave of the underlying textile. The burlap substrate is central to the work's logic, its grid-like texture resisting and absorbing paint in equal measure, producing an optical field where geometry and materiality are inseparable. Hagen's process is cumulative and deliberate, each application of color modifying what came before, so that the finished surface reads as both object and image, neither purely abstract nor entirely optical. The artist's own frame further underscores the work's self-referential character, extending Hagen's inquiry beyond the painted surface into the conventions of how painting is presented and perceived. At 155.6 by 109.9 centimeters, the scale commands physical presence, inviting the viewer into a sustained encounter with its layered chromatic structure. The work is signed, adding a note of provenance integrity that serious collectors will appreciate. Hagen has been recognized as one of the more rigorous thinkers working at the intersection of Minimalist painting and process-based practice, and the Additive Paintings are widely considered the body of work that first established his critical reputation. A signed example from this foundational series, particularly at this scale and with the artist's own framing intact, represents a meaningful opportunity to acquire a work that documents both his conceptual ambition and his commitment to the physical life of painting.