Matteo - La Mantilla Negra

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Matteo’s hand-signed, unique original oil painting titled La Mantilla Negra, 100 × 75 × 2.5 cm, created in 2026 in Italy, in excellent condition, stretched on a professional wooden frame (ready to hang) with painted sides and unframed; includes COA.

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La Mantilla Negra

She sits like a secret the evening keeps, draped in a black mantilla edged with gilded lace that cascades from crown to floor in shadowed waves. Her gaze holds steady, dark-eyed and composed, lips touched with crimson, pearl earrings catching light against warm ivory skin. A deep-cut bodice of midnight velvet reveals the confident stillness of her form. Gold embroidery blooms at her waist beside sprig and leaf. A single white rose rests near her crossed legs. Behind her, a turbulent ground of deep crimson and forest green pulses with loose, expressive brushwork, while her figure is rendered in luminous, smooth gradients that glow against the dark.

* Dimensions: 100 x 75 x 2.5 cm (H x W x D)
* Medium: Original oil on professional-grade canvas
* Edition: Unique, one-of-a-kind original artwork
* Support: Stretched on a professional wooden frame (ready to hang).
* Framing: Unframed (the sides are painted, no external frame included)
* Authenticity: Signed verso; includes a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
* Logistics: Professional packaging and fully insured shipping from Italy with tracking.

About the Artist: Matteo

Poetic fantasy and a shimmering, impressionistic touch define Matteo's contemporary approach to figurative art. The Italian painter constructs ethereal worlds where reality blends seamlessly with dreams, utilizing a highly fluid brush technique that captures the movement of wind, water, and light. His focus is on evoking a sense of enchantment, lightness, and timeless romance.

The defining characteristic of Matteo's aesthetic is the harmonious connection between his graceful subjects and the vibrant elements of nature. His figures coexist effortlessly with their surroundings, set against beautifully textured environments or vivid, shifting backdrops. Movement is essential to his work, captured through loose, energetic strokes that make the entire canvas feel alive and breathing.

Matteo's approach is celebrated for its luminous, open-air quality. Rather than relying on a fixed palette, he masterfully balances soft, refreshing atmospheric tones with sudden bursts of rich, saturated color to create a captivating visual rhythm. The result is a uniquely uplifting visual language that thrives on the boundary of classical romance and free-flowing, modern impressionism.

La Mantilla Negra

She sits like a secret the evening keeps, draped in a black mantilla edged with gilded lace that cascades from crown to floor in shadowed waves. Her gaze holds steady, dark-eyed and composed, lips touched with crimson, pearl earrings catching light against warm ivory skin. A deep-cut bodice of midnight velvet reveals the confident stillness of her form. Gold embroidery blooms at her waist beside sprig and leaf. A single white rose rests near her crossed legs. Behind her, a turbulent ground of deep crimson and forest green pulses with loose, expressive brushwork, while her figure is rendered in luminous, smooth gradients that glow against the dark.

* Dimensions: 100 x 75 x 2.5 cm (H x W x D)
* Medium: Original oil on professional-grade canvas
* Edition: Unique, one-of-a-kind original artwork
* Support: Stretched on a professional wooden frame (ready to hang).
* Framing: Unframed (the sides are painted, no external frame included)
* Authenticity: Signed verso; includes a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
* Logistics: Professional packaging and fully insured shipping from Italy with tracking.

About the Artist: Matteo

Poetic fantasy and a shimmering, impressionistic touch define Matteo's contemporary approach to figurative art. The Italian painter constructs ethereal worlds where reality blends seamlessly with dreams, utilizing a highly fluid brush technique that captures the movement of wind, water, and light. His focus is on evoking a sense of enchantment, lightness, and timeless romance.

The defining characteristic of Matteo's aesthetic is the harmonious connection between his graceful subjects and the vibrant elements of nature. His figures coexist effortlessly with their surroundings, set against beautifully textured environments or vivid, shifting backdrops. Movement is essential to his work, captured through loose, energetic strokes that make the entire canvas feel alive and breathing.

Matteo's approach is celebrated for its luminous, open-air quality. Rather than relying on a fixed palette, he masterfully balances soft, refreshing atmospheric tones with sudden bursts of rich, saturated color to create a captivating visual rhythm. The result is a uniquely uplifting visual language that thrives on the boundary of classical romance and free-flowing, modern impressionism.

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Artist
Matteo
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
La Mantilla Negra
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
100 cm
Width
75 cm
Weight
4 kg
Style
Impressionism
Period
2020+
Sold by
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Objects sold
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