Christoph Prein - Fleeting Identity - XXL





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Christoph Prein’s original hand-painted acryl work titled Fleeting Identity – XXL measures 200 x 110 cm in black and white, is dated 2026, signed on the back, rolled for delivery, created in Österreich, and is offered as an original edition in excellent condition with certificate of authenticity.
Description from the seller
A unique piece by the artist Christoph Prein - UNIQUE & ORIGINAL PAINTING - 100% HAND-PAINTED - Image description and real-time certificate included!
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Title: "Fleeting Identity"
Description:
It feels like catching a glimpse of someone who cannot be held onto completely – as if the painting itself is trying to show a person, and at the same moment loses them again. Fragments appear, vanish, overlap. Nothing stays long enough to become clear.
The different layers work like memories that no longer fit neatly together. A pattern here, a face there, gaps and shifts in between – as if identity is constantly recomposing and at the same time disintegrating again.
There is something very familiar in that: the sense of never being merely one fixed version of oneself. Instead, one is many things at once – shaped by moments, impressions, roles. "Fleeting Identity" captures this quiet, inexorable becoming and passing away inside.
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The canvas is delivered rolled.
Christoph Prein is an Austrian artist known for his abstract and contemporary works, created mainly with acrylic paints. Originally from St. Margarethen near Knittelfeld, Prein’s pieces are often characterized by a minimalist, abstract style and are carefully crafted from high-quality materials to ensure vibrant colors and longevity. In his art, he frequently explores themes such as identity, memory, and the investigation of human emotions, often blurring the lines between the visible and the invisible.
Prein’s approach to art is multidimensional, combining painting with elements of sculpture and installation. This unique style has earned him recognition in Austria and internationally, with exhibitions across Europe, North America, and Asia. His works invite viewers to reflect on the complexities of the modern world and the deeper aspects of human experience.
For a painting measuring 200 x 110 cm you need a stretcher frame of size 190 x 100 cm and a thickness of 2-4 cm.
You can then either simply stretch the canvas yourself or have it stretched by an artisan or gallery owner.
This is a handmade original, which is signed and dated by the artist on the back.
High-quality and lightfast acrylic paints have been applied on multiple layers of white-primed gallery canvas.
A varnish was also applied to protect the work.
This work is handmade and therefore unique!
--- Certificate of authenticity included ---
Beautify your private apartment, law firm, practice or office and upgrade your premises in an elegant and stylish way.
When a person goes into his innermost depths, into a sphere that rarely comes to light, into a space that mysteriously and hidden is waiting to be discovered, tickled awake, also tormentingly propped up, then art is born.
-----www.chp-art.at-----
The description in english:
When a person goes into his innermost depths, into a sphere that rarely comes to light, into a space that mysteriously and hidden is waiting to be discovered, tickled awake, also tormentingly propped up, then art is born.
The canvas is delivered rolled.
You can then either simply stretch the canvas yourself or have it done by have it raised by an artisan or gallery owner.
This is a handmade original, which is dated Artist signed and dated on the back.
High-quality and fade-resistant acrylic paints have been applied on multiple occasions White primed high-quality gallery canvas used.
A varnish was also applied to protect the work.
This work is handmade and therefore unique!
--- Hand-signed certificate included ---
Beautify your private apartment, law firm, practice or office and upgrade your premises in an elegant and stylish way.
-----www.chp-art.at-----
Seller's Story
A unique piece by the artist Christoph Prein - UNIQUE & ORIGINAL PAINTING - 100% HAND-PAINTED - Image description and real-time certificate included!
-
Title: "Fleeting Identity"
Description:
It feels like catching a glimpse of someone who cannot be held onto completely – as if the painting itself is trying to show a person, and at the same moment loses them again. Fragments appear, vanish, overlap. Nothing stays long enough to become clear.
The different layers work like memories that no longer fit neatly together. A pattern here, a face there, gaps and shifts in between – as if identity is constantly recomposing and at the same time disintegrating again.
There is something very familiar in that: the sense of never being merely one fixed version of oneself. Instead, one is many things at once – shaped by moments, impressions, roles. "Fleeting Identity" captures this quiet, inexorable becoming and passing away inside.
-
The canvas is delivered rolled.
Christoph Prein is an Austrian artist known for his abstract and contemporary works, created mainly with acrylic paints. Originally from St. Margarethen near Knittelfeld, Prein’s pieces are often characterized by a minimalist, abstract style and are carefully crafted from high-quality materials to ensure vibrant colors and longevity. In his art, he frequently explores themes such as identity, memory, and the investigation of human emotions, often blurring the lines between the visible and the invisible.
Prein’s approach to art is multidimensional, combining painting with elements of sculpture and installation. This unique style has earned him recognition in Austria and internationally, with exhibitions across Europe, North America, and Asia. His works invite viewers to reflect on the complexities of the modern world and the deeper aspects of human experience.
For a painting measuring 200 x 110 cm you need a stretcher frame of size 190 x 100 cm and a thickness of 2-4 cm.
You can then either simply stretch the canvas yourself or have it stretched by an artisan or gallery owner.
This is a handmade original, which is signed and dated by the artist on the back.
High-quality and lightfast acrylic paints have been applied on multiple layers of white-primed gallery canvas.
A varnish was also applied to protect the work.
This work is handmade and therefore unique!
--- Certificate of authenticity included ---
Beautify your private apartment, law firm, practice or office and upgrade your premises in an elegant and stylish way.
When a person goes into his innermost depths, into a sphere that rarely comes to light, into a space that mysteriously and hidden is waiting to be discovered, tickled awake, also tormentingly propped up, then art is born.
-----www.chp-art.at-----
The description in english:
When a person goes into his innermost depths, into a sphere that rarely comes to light, into a space that mysteriously and hidden is waiting to be discovered, tickled awake, also tormentingly propped up, then art is born.
The canvas is delivered rolled.
You can then either simply stretch the canvas yourself or have it done by have it raised by an artisan or gallery owner.
This is a handmade original, which is dated Artist signed and dated on the back.
High-quality and fade-resistant acrylic paints have been applied on multiple occasions White primed high-quality gallery canvas used.
A varnish was also applied to protect the work.
This work is handmade and therefore unique!
--- Hand-signed certificate included ---
Beautify your private apartment, law firm, practice or office and upgrade your premises in an elegant and stylish way.
-----www.chp-art.at-----

