Abstract Expressionist Mixed-Media Painting on Canvas
Fine Art / Contemporary Abstract Painting

Abstract Expressionist Mixed-Media Painting on Canvas

This item is an original abstract painting executed on a textured canvas substrate. The composition is characterized by a high degree of impasto and gestural paint application, utilizing what appears to be acrylic or enamel paints. The color palette is bold and high-contrast, featuring vibrant orange, stark white, and sunny yellow against a dense black and grey background. The background itself exhibits a hatched or cross-hatched skeletal structure, possibly created through a stenciling or sgraffito technique, over which fluid, biomorphic shapes have been layered. Notable features include thick, glossy dollops of paint that suggest a 'drip' or 'pour' method associated with action painting. Specifically, the yellow and white sections show marbling and swirled integration with the darker pigments, indicating they were worked while wet. The construction shows the canvas weave clearly through the thinner background layers, while the foreground elements have significant three-dimensional relief. There are no immediately visible cracks (craquelure) or flaking, suggesting a contemporary origin, likely from the late 20th or early 21st century. No signature or maker's mark is visible in this frame, though the work displays a confident, spontaneous hand. The condition appears excellent with no apparent fading or physical damage to the pigment layers.

Estimated Value

$400 - $850

Basic Information

Category

Fine Art / Contemporary Abstract Painting

Appraised On

February 16, 2026

Estimated Value

$400 - $850

Item Description

This item is an original abstract painting executed on a textured canvas substrate. The composition is characterized by a high degree of impasto and gestural paint application, utilizing what appears to be acrylic or enamel paints. The color palette is bold and high-contrast, featuring vibrant orange, stark white, and sunny yellow against a dense black and grey background. The background itself exhibits a hatched or cross-hatched skeletal structure, possibly created through a stenciling or sgraffito technique, over which fluid, biomorphic shapes have been layered. Notable features include thick, glossy dollops of paint that suggest a 'drip' or 'pour' method associated with action painting. Specifically, the yellow and white sections show marbling and swirled integration with the darker pigments, indicating they were worked while wet. The construction shows the canvas weave clearly through the thinner background layers, while the foreground elements have significant three-dimensional relief. There are no immediately visible cracks (craquelure) or flaking, suggesting a contemporary origin, likely from the late 20th or early 21st century. No signature or maker's mark is visible in this frame, though the work displays a confident, spontaneous hand. The condition appears excellent with no apparent fading or physical damage to the pigment layers.

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