Michel Suret-Canale (XX-XXI) - Le chat étonné

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Michel Suret-Canale, Le chat étonné, oil painting on toiled board, 2025, Original edition, 40 cm × 30 cm, framed, signed by hand, France, sold directly from the artist.

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The surprised cat is a work painted on canvasboard, blending oil, acrylic, and ink in a deliberately free and expressive style. The subject, a frontal cat, is treated without a search for descriptive realism: the drawing remains lively, almost childlike, while the color, worked through transparencies and overlays, adds depth and presence.

The gaze, widely open, concentrates all attention. It gives the animal an expression that is both funny, worried, and enigmatic, caught between appearance and symbol. The bold, visible black line structures the figure without enclosing it, allowing the material to breathe.

This painting is part of a contemporary figurative research where familiar motifs serve as a pretext for exploring gesture, spontaneity, and visual memory. The support in cardboard canvas contributes to this deliberate economy of means, inherited from an old studio practice, where painting takes precedence over effect.

The work is offered framed, ready to be hung. In the photo, three stages of its work in progress are shown, allowing an understanding of the artist's technique; everything is done without regret and without a model.

The surprised cat is a work painted on canvasboard, blending oil, acrylic, and ink in a deliberately free and expressive style. The subject, a frontal cat, is treated without a search for descriptive realism: the drawing remains lively, almost childlike, while the color, worked through transparencies and overlays, adds depth and presence.

The gaze, widely open, concentrates all attention. It gives the animal an expression that is both funny, worried, and enigmatic, caught between appearance and symbol. The bold, visible black line structures the figure without enclosing it, allowing the material to breathe.

This painting is part of a contemporary figurative research where familiar motifs serve as a pretext for exploring gesture, spontaneity, and visual memory. The support in cardboard canvas contributes to this deliberate economy of means, inherited from an old studio practice, where painting takes precedence over effect.

The work is offered framed, ready to be hung. In the photo, three stages of its work in progress are shown, allowing an understanding of the artist's technique; everything is done without regret and without a model.

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Artist
Michel Suret-Canale (XX-XXI)
Sold with frame
Yes
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Le chat étonné
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
France
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Blue, Brown, Red
Height
30 cm
Width
40 cm
Weight
2 kg
Style
Modern
Period
2020+
FranceVerified
509
Objects sold
100%
Private

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