MIDNIGHT BATHER (2024) Painting by Robert Inestroza

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Oil on Canvas

Artworks classification

One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions 17.3x13.4 in
Dimensions of the work alone, without framing: Height 15.8in, Width 11.8in
Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
Framing This artwork is framed
Categories Paintings under $1,000 Figurative Gothic

The oval tondo painting envelops the viewer in a moody nocturne scene, the dark waters stretching out into an inky void. A lone figure stands waist-high, the glistening flesh of his torso and face rendered in loose, abstract brushstrokes that blend with the rippling reflections on the water's surface. The full moon casts a pale glow, its light diffusing through the darkness and catching on the crests of the gentle waves. This ethereal luminance halos the man's silhouette as he gazes upward, his expression one of quiet contemplation amidst the enveloping void. The loose, gestural application of paint lends an atmospheric quality, the boundaries between figure and environment blurred, capturing a fleeting moment of stillness and introspection under the moon's watchful eye.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Oil

Paint consisting of pigments bound with linseed oil or carnations. The traditional technique consists of superimposing layers of paint increasingly rich in oil for a solid and durable hanger.

Figurative

Figurative and colorful painting having taken the liberty of including all forms of art without border of cultural genre and geographic origin, without hierarchy of values between high and subculture.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

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Dark Moody Gothic Black Tondo

Robert Inestroza

France

Robert Inestroza is a contemporary artist born in NYC and based in France. His practice explores status, identity, vanity, consumption, and social change. Inestroza's work focuses on contemporary figurative painting [...]