Sonia J. - "Reflection"- Erath Collection -2024/2025- XL

Reflection is a unique contemporary abstract painting by Sonia J. (born 1971, Portugal), created using acrylics on 100% raw, unprimed linen. The work is fully painted and belongs to the artist’s Earth collection (2024), a foundational series that anchors her material-driven approach to abstraction and underpins her subsequent international recognition.

The artwork measures 90 × 107 cm and includes an additional 7–10 cm margin to allow for precise professional stretching on a 4–5 cm wooden stretcher, ensuring optimal tension, durability, and museum-standard presentation once mounted. The use of raw linen allows the pigment to interact directly with the fiber, producing a surface characterized by chromatic subtlety, layered transparency, and atmospheric depth.

This painting is a one-of-a-kind original, signed on the reverse and bearing the artist’s official stamp of authenticity. It is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity and comes directly from the artist’s studio, with no prior ownership history.

The artwork is in excellent condition, with no restorations. Any variations in tone, texture, or surface density are intentional and intrinsic to the artist’s process, reinforcing the work’s material and conceptual integrity.

The painting will be shipped rolled in a rigid protective tube, professionally packed for secure international transport. This method preserves the integrity of the raw linen and provides the collector full flexibility for museum-standard stretching and framing.

As part of the Earth collection (2024/2025)—the artist’s most structurally important and increasingly sought-after body of work—Reflection represents a time-sensitive acquisition opportunity for collectors and investors seeking early access to foundational works characterized by restraint, material precision, and long-term curatorial relevance.

Artist Statement
Sonia J.'s practice explores grounding, memory, and transformation through material-driven abstraction. Working with unprimed cotton, layered acrylics, and tactile surfaces, she treats painting as a physical and psychological act of anchoring. Her work reflects a transition from decades in high-level executive leadership to a fully embodied artistic practice, resulting in paintings that are emotionally restrained, materially rich, and conceptually precise. The Earth series represents the root system of this practice—where matter, silence, and presence take precedence over narrative.

Between 2024 and 2025, Sonia J. established herself as a rising force in European contemporary abstraction, with her work receiving sustained international recognition, market validation, and institutional exposure. She was named among the Top 10 Berlin Contemporary Artists (2024–2025) and nominated for the Premio Internazionale Artista d’Europa 2025 in Venice. Her market position is reinforced by an official AKOUN valuation (€550 for format 15P) and representation on major international platforms including Singulart, Artmajeur, and Artprice.com. Her work has been exhibited at leading international art fairs and curated exhibitions in Barcelona, Portugal, Venice, Milan, and Southern Italy, including institutional presentation at the MUST Museum, while also being commissioned for large-scale installations in luxury hotels and spas in Italy. This combination of early institutional validation, international exposure, and limited availability of foundational works positions Veils of Horizons as a time-sensitive acquisition opportunity for collectors seeking strategically positioned contemporary artworks at an early market stage.