Enigma - The Glass Between Worlds






Holds a master's degree in film and visual arts; experienced curator, writer, and researcher.
€8 | ||
|---|---|---|
€5 | ||
€4 | ||
Catawiki Buyer Protection
Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details
Trustpilot 4.4 | 141366 reviews
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.
Enigma's original 2026 oil painting The Glass Between Worlds on fine canvas, measuring 100 × 75 × 2.5 cm, hand-stretched on a wooden chassis, hand-signed with the title and year on the reverse, no frame and in excellent condition, with a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity included.
Description from the seller
The Glass Between Worlds
I stand at the fold of something fragile, a triptych mirror opening like a wound in the air around me. My gown, deep teal and restless, pools at my feet in heavy, sculptural waves, as though the fabric itself remembers grief. My hair catches the cold light - silvered, almost spectral. Pale stone formations rise beside me, carved in thick, impastoed strokes of ivory and shadow. Behind, a dark column breathes. Beneath me, red bleeds quietly into the unfinished edges of the world.
-- Dimensions: 100 x 75 x 2.5 cm
-- Mounting: Professionally hand-stretched on a wooden chassis.
-- Framing: None (no external frame); painted edges ready for display.
-- Medium: Premium artists' oil colors on fine canvas.
-- Style: Psychological Surrealism with a smooth brush texture.
-- Authentication: Signed 'Enigma' on reverse with title and year.
-- Condition: Pristine; dispatched from studio-affiliated workshop.
-- COA: Hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity included.
-- Shipping: Custom protective packaging; Catawiki Smart Shipping with full tracking and insurance.
EU SHIPPING ONLY - orders from non-EU countries will be cancelled!
Background and room setting created with AI / photo editing for illustration purposes only.
The painting is an original artwork hand-painted by the artist.
About the Artist
Enigma is an Italian surrealist working across dream, disruption, and wit - never settling into one mood or one way of seeing. Some paintings are quiet and symbolic, others catch a moment coming apart mid-motion, others turn a playful, knowing eye on art history itself. What unites the work isn't a single style but a single instinct: reality treated as something soft enough to bend, fracture, or reimagine - rendered always in smooth, luminous brushwork and bold, contrasting color. Every canvas is one of a kind, never repeated.
The Glass Between Worlds
I stand at the fold of something fragile, a triptych mirror opening like a wound in the air around me. My gown, deep teal and restless, pools at my feet in heavy, sculptural waves, as though the fabric itself remembers grief. My hair catches the cold light - silvered, almost spectral. Pale stone formations rise beside me, carved in thick, impastoed strokes of ivory and shadow. Behind, a dark column breathes. Beneath me, red bleeds quietly into the unfinished edges of the world.
-- Dimensions: 100 x 75 x 2.5 cm
-- Mounting: Professionally hand-stretched on a wooden chassis.
-- Framing: None (no external frame); painted edges ready for display.
-- Medium: Premium artists' oil colors on fine canvas.
-- Style: Psychological Surrealism with a smooth brush texture.
-- Authentication: Signed 'Enigma' on reverse with title and year.
-- Condition: Pristine; dispatched from studio-affiliated workshop.
-- COA: Hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity included.
-- Shipping: Custom protective packaging; Catawiki Smart Shipping with full tracking and insurance.
EU SHIPPING ONLY - orders from non-EU countries will be cancelled!
Background and room setting created with AI / photo editing for illustration purposes only.
The painting is an original artwork hand-painted by the artist.
About the Artist
Enigma is an Italian surrealist working across dream, disruption, and wit - never settling into one mood or one way of seeing. Some paintings are quiet and symbolic, others catch a moment coming apart mid-motion, others turn a playful, knowing eye on art history itself. What unites the work isn't a single style but a single instinct: reality treated as something soft enough to bend, fracture, or reimagine - rendered always in smooth, luminous brushwork and bold, contrasting color. Every canvas is one of a kind, never repeated.
