Enigma - The Saint of Black Things

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Gallery Estimate  € 1,000 - € 1,200
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The Saint of Black Things by Enigma, a 2026 original oil painting from Italy, hand-signed and authenticated, measuring 100 x 75 cm (approximately 4 kg) with painted edges and no frame, in excellent condition.

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The Saint of Black Things

I sit draped in darkness, my robes pooling like shadow made solid, a black cat resting upon my arm as though it has always belonged there - its golden eyes mirroring the halo that floats behind my head, luminous and ancient. A dragonfly rests at my chest, pale and still, a secret pinned where a heart should beat. The brushwork is smooth yet layered, the greys behind me shifting like fog mid-thought. I do not smile. I simply remain, holding what the world fears beautiful.

-- 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 Saint of Black Things

I sit draped in darkness, my robes pooling like shadow made solid, a black cat resting upon my arm as though it has always belonged there - its golden eyes mirroring the halo that floats behind my head, luminous and ancient. A dragonfly rests at my chest, pale and still, a secret pinned where a heart should beat. The brushwork is smooth yet layered, the greys behind me shifting like fog mid-thought. I do not smile. I simply remain, holding what the world fears beautiful.

-- 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.

Details

Artist
Enigma
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
The Saint of Black Things
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+
ItalyVerified
38
Objects sold
100%
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