Gerard Boersma (1976) - Who's Afraid (painting of a woman with enjoying a painting by Barnett Newman)- No Reserve

Gerard Boersma is known for his paintings of people in museums looking at famous paintings.

This work of 40 x 21 cm shows a woman enjoying a painting by Barnett Newman, a key American Abstract Expressionist known for large-scale 'Color Field' paintings featuring vertical stripes called 'zips,' designed to create a meditative, spiritual, and sublime experience. His work emphasizes emotional impact over representation, using pure color to evoke feelings of presence, transcendence, and human existence.

The work dates from 2026 and is made with acrylic on panel. Signed on the back and comes with a label of the artist as well as a Certificate Of Authenticity.


About the artist

Gerard Boersma has been an internationally acclaimed artist for over 24 years well known for his colorful and detailed style of realistic painting, in which he expresses both his concerns and his love for contemporary society. His art is in museums, galleries and private collections worldwide (6 continents, >30 countries). In 2018 he showed his works alongside Warhol, Haring, Banksy and others at a group show in France. He lives in Leeuwarden and works in Makkum, the Netherlands.