Enigma - The Tourist Sfumato
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Original oil painting by Enigma titled The Tourist Sfumato, 100 x 75 cm (2.5 cm depth), created in 2026, hand-signed with a Certificate of Authenticity, in excellent condition and professionally hand-stretched on a wooden chassis.
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The Tourist Sfumato
Somewhere a museum guard is still checking an empty frame. I traded the smoky glaze for actual sea air, kept the smile because it's load-bearing at this point—centuries of theories deserve some consistency. The kimono was never in the original inventory; neither were the sneakers, but improvisation is its own kind of technique. Cliffs, sailboat, lavender—all polite enough not to ask questions. I've stopped explaining myself. Mystery travels well.
-- 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 Tourist Sfumato
Somewhere a museum guard is still checking an empty frame. I traded the smoky glaze for actual sea air, kept the smile because it's load-bearing at this point—centuries of theories deserve some consistency. The kimono was never in the original inventory; neither were the sneakers, but improvisation is its own kind of technique. Cliffs, sailboat, lavender—all polite enough not to ask questions. I've stopped explaining myself. Mystery travels well.
-- 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.
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Artist
Enigma
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
The Tourist Sfumato
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
Surrealism
Period
2020+
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