Hannah Barlag - The Observer
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Hannah Barlag's original mixed‑media painting 'The Observer', a 50 by 50 cm oil/acrylic on canvas from 2025, in excellent condition and shipped from Berlin, Germany.
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Original Oil/Acrylic Painting — "The Observer" by Hannah Barlag
A layered, hyperrealistic composition exploring the modern gaze — who watches, who is watched, and what gets captured. A young woman holds a camera to her face, obscuring her identity, while on her phone screen she is scrolling through Instagram, uploading the very moment being painted. Around her: a fragmented urban backdrop, ghostly white figures caught in everyday moments, vintage posters, a vinyl record — a collage of memory, culture, and the present moment bleeding into each other.
Bold, confident painting with meticulous detail and cinematic depth. The work invites the viewer to question their own role as observer.
Hannah Barlag is a Berlin-based fine artist permanently represented at Anthropologie (USA) — one of America's leading lifestyle retail networks with over 200 locations across North America and Europe — and has exhibited widely. Her paintings are held in private collections internationally.
https://hannahbarlag.com/
Medium: [Oil / Acrylic] on canvas
Size: [ 50cm x 50cm]
Year: [ 2025]
Condition: Excellent — ships from Berlin, Germany
Catawiki offers a unique opportunity to purchase original works directly from the artist — with lower fees compared to traditional galleries and auction houses. No middlemen, just art straight from the studio in Berlin.
Original Oil/Acrylic Painting — "The Observer" by Hannah Barlag
A layered, hyperrealistic composition exploring the modern gaze — who watches, who is watched, and what gets captured. A young woman holds a camera to her face, obscuring her identity, while on her phone screen she is scrolling through Instagram, uploading the very moment being painted. Around her: a fragmented urban backdrop, ghostly white figures caught in everyday moments, vintage posters, a vinyl record — a collage of memory, culture, and the present moment bleeding into each other.
Bold, confident painting with meticulous detail and cinematic depth. The work invites the viewer to question their own role as observer.
Hannah Barlag is a Berlin-based fine artist permanently represented at Anthropologie (USA) — one of America's leading lifestyle retail networks with over 200 locations across North America and Europe — and has exhibited widely. Her paintings are held in private collections internationally.
https://hannahbarlag.com/
Medium: [Oil / Acrylic] on canvas
Size: [ 50cm x 50cm]
Year: [ 2025]
Condition: Excellent — ships from Berlin, Germany
Catawiki offers a unique opportunity to purchase original works directly from the artist — with lower fees compared to traditional galleries and auction houses. No middlemen, just art straight from the studio in Berlin.
Details
Artist
Hannah Barlag
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
The Observer
Technique
Acrylic painting, Collage, Mixed technique, Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Germany
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
50 cm
Width
50 cm
Weight
400 g
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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