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Mark Joshua Epstein — Lounging at Altitude
Mark Joshua Epstein

Lounging at Altitude

2024

Lounging at Altitude presents a compact yet expansive scene rendered in acrylic on watercolor paper, where Epstein's characteristic economy of scale gives way to something surprisingly generous in its atmospheric reach. Working at just under 18 centimeters tall, Epstein compresses leisure and elevation into a single, quietly charged image, allowing the paper's inherent luminosity to breathe beneath the acrylic layers and lend the composition a softness that larger works on canvas rarely achieve. The result is a piece that rewards close looking, with the material tension between the fluid tendencies of watercolor paper and the opacity of acrylic producing an almost waterlogged warmth that suits the title's mood perfectly. Epstein is known for small-format figurative works that position human subjects in landscapes, interiors, and transitional spaces where the psychological temperature of a scene matters as much as its topography. In Lounging at Altitude, that sensibility is fully present, with the suggestion of height lending an air of remove and contemplation to what might otherwise read as simple repose. The palette and handling feel unhurried, consistent with an artist who treats intimacy of scale not as a limitation but as a deliberate formal argument. Signed by the artist, the work is offered through Asya Geisberg Gallery and presents a strong entry point into Epstein's practice for collectors drawn to works that carry outsize emotional weight within modest physical dimensions.

Medium
Acrylic on watercolor paper
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York, NY

For Sale — $900

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Mark Joshua Epstein, Lounging at Altitude, 2024

Lounging at Altitude presents a compact yet expansive scene rendered in acrylic on watercolor paper, where Epstein's characteristic economy of scale gives way to something surprisingly generous in its atmospheric reach. Working at just under 18 centimeters tall, Epstein compresses leisure and elevation into a single, quietly charged image, allowing the paper's inherent luminosity to breathe beneath the acrylic layers and lend the composition a softness that larger works on canvas rarely achieve. The result is a piece that rewards close looking, with the material tension between the fluid tendencies of watercolor paper and the opacity of acrylic producing an almost waterlogged warmth that suits the title's mood perfectly. Epstein is known for small-format figurative works that position human subjects in landscapes, interiors, and transitional spaces where the psychological temperature of a scene matters as much as its topography. In Lounging at Altitude, that sensibility is fully present, with the suggestion of height lending an air of remove and contemplation to what might otherwise read as simple repose. The palette and handling feel unhurried, consistent with an artist who treats intimacy of scale not as a limitation but as a deliberate formal argument. Signed by the artist, the work is offered through Asya Geisberg Gallery and presents a strong entry point into Epstein's practice for collectors drawn to works that carry outsize emotional weight within modest physical dimensions.

Medium
Acrylic on watercolor paper
Dimensions
overall: 17.8 x 12.7 cm
Year
2024
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York, NY

Related themes

American, Landscape, Expressive, LGBTQ+ Artist, Acrylic Painting, Mixed Media on Paper, Figurative, Leisure, Contemporary

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