Enigma - Son of the Abstract






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Original hand-painted acrylic on canvas by Enigma titled Son of the Abstract (2026), measuring 80 × 120 cm, a psychological surrealist work in excellent condition, signed, with painted edges and no frame, mounted on a wooden chassis, weight 5 kg, includes a hand-signed COA and direct from Italy.
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Son of the Abstract
Same bowler, same green apple, wrong century of backdrop—someone let the abstract expressionists loose behind me and I didn't blink, because I can't, because I'm fruit. Magritte painted a sky so I'd have somewhere quiet to hide; this canvas gives me drips and bruised orange instead, loud where he was hushed. I stand on borrowed stones between two paintings arguing about taste. My tie stays red. My secret stays intact.
-- Dimensions: 80 x 120 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' acrylic 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.
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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.
Son of the Abstract
Same bowler, same green apple, wrong century of backdrop—someone let the abstract expressionists loose behind me and I didn't blink, because I can't, because I'm fruit. Magritte painted a sky so I'd have somewhere quiet to hide; this canvas gives me drips and bruised orange instead, loud where he was hushed. I stand on borrowed stones between two paintings arguing about taste. My tie stays red. My secret stays intact.
-- Dimensions: 80 x 120 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' acrylic 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.
