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Oswaldo Vigas — Untitled
Oswaldo Vigas

Untitled

1995

This abstract composition presents a dynamic arrangement of gestural black lines and forms set against a soft gray and white ground, punctuated by touches of blue and orange. The work demonstrates a modernist approach to figuration, with loosely articulated shapes suggesting human or anthropomorphic forms in varied states of movement and interaction. Vertical and diagonal elements create a sense of vertical thrust across the composition, while the spare palette and energetic line work convey both structural order and spontaneous expression. The painting exemplifies mid twentieth century abstraction's exploration of the relationship between pure form and representational suggestion.

Medium
oil on burlap
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

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Oswaldo Vigas, Untitled, 1995

This abstract composition presents a dynamic arrangement of gestural black lines and forms set against a soft gray and white ground, punctuated by touches of blue and orange. The work demonstrates a modernist approach to figuration, with loosely articulated shapes suggesting human or anthropomorphic forms in varied states of movement and interaction. Vertical and diagonal elements create a sense of vertical thrust across the composition, while the spare palette and energetic line work convey both structural order and spontaneous expression. The painting exemplifies mid twentieth century abstraction's exploration of the relationship between pure form and representational suggestion.

Medium
oil on burlap
Dimensions
overall: 56 x 46 cm
Year
1995
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Figurative Elements, Anthropomorphic Shapes, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Painting, Expressionist Technique, Abstract Modernism, Twentieth Century Art, Minimalist Palette, Movement And Form, Linear Composition

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