Andrea Krauß - Encounter of Birches_23 XL *no reserve*

Encounter of Birches Original painting – acrylic on canvas, 70 × 75 cm Shipped rolled, unframed With Encounter of Birches, a bold, contemporary interpretation of a birch landscape is presented, where nature observation and painterly abstraction engage in a tense dialogue. Before a multi-layered, luminous blue, the bright, characteristically drawn birch trunks rise. Their cream-white and warm, earthy surfaces stand in an appealing contrast to the dark tree drawings and the deep-blue gaps. The sculpturally applied color layers, visible palette knife traces, and finely nuanced textures give the work a tangible, tactile presence and render the bark almost graspable. In the background, suggested branches and twigs create additional depth and connect the individual trees into a living structure. Historically, the work can be located in the tension between expressive landscape painting and contemporary nature abstraction. While the pared-down portrayal of the trunks recalls the tradition of modern landscape painting, the background structures partly detach from the purely representational. Color, texture, and rhythm become autonomous means of expression. The powerful, relief-like painting technique also nods to the gestural tradition of Abstract Expressionism, without losing the reference to nature. The title Encounter of Birches – Begegnung der Birken – emphasizes the special character of the composition: the trees appear not merely as elements of a landscape, but as independent forms that relate to one another. The interplay of cool blue, the light birch white, and dark accents gives the painting both calm and a subtle dramatic tension. A characterful work for lovers of modern nature depictions, convincing through its lively surface structure, its intense color palette, and its contemporary visual language. The artwork at a glance: - Overall canvas size 80 x 85 cm, image size 70 x 75 cm (5 cm border for mounting the canvas) - Acrylic painting, thickly impastoed - Painted on canvas - Signed and numbered on the back - Shipped rolled, professionally packaged in bubble wrap - Certificate of authenticity included Andrea Krauß, winner of the Kunstpreis of AOK Nordost, Berlin/Brandenburg, and fellow of the Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, is a graduate of the Kunstakademie HBK Braunschweig. Since her youth, she has passionately engaged with painting and now lives and works in a studio in the old imperial post office in the heart of Berlin. Her acrylic paintings, focused on the beauty of nature, are inspired by personal memory but go beyond it. Her intention is to create an atmosphere through painting. Her works are today part of numerous private collections and are shown in galleries, museums, and prestigious art exhibitions.

Estimation:€2,600

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