Enigma - The Clocks Forgot Me

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Original oil painting by Italian surrealist Enigma titled The Clocks Forgot Me, 2026, hand signed with reverse inscription, 100 x 75 x 2.5 cm, 4 kg, on canvas professionally hand-stretched with painted edges and no frame, edition Original and authenticated with a hand-signed COA, shipped directly from the artist.

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The Clocks Forgot Me

I sit where silence has settled like dust, my chin resting in my palm, barefoot on cool white tiles that mirror light I cannot reach. Two black cats move through my world - one climbs the red chair at my back, one crosses the floor as if leaving. Beyond the green-framed window, pale dunes rise beneath an open sky, serene and unreachable. A red grandfather clock stands sentinel beside me. The painter's brush moves smoothly, luminously, shadows pooling deep against crimson walls, each edge deliberate, every stillness aching.

-- 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 Clocks Forgot Me

I sit where silence has settled like dust, my chin resting in my palm, barefoot on cool white tiles that mirror light I cannot reach. Two black cats move through my world - one climbs the red chair at my back, one crosses the floor as if leaving. Beyond the green-framed window, pale dunes rise beneath an open sky, serene and unreachable. A red grandfather clock stands sentinel beside me. The painter's brush moves smoothly, luminously, shadows pooling deep against crimson walls, each edge deliberate, every stillness aching.

-- 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 Clocks Forgot Me
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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