MATTO - L’Abandon - UNIQUE 1/1 - XL
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MATTO presents L’Abandon - UNIQUE 1/1 - XL, a 60 × 80 cm original mixed-media artwork on premium artist-grade canvas (70 × 90 cm including 5 cm margins), hand-signed, 2026, unique 1/1 edition, depicting a nude in a contemporary style with acrylic, pastel and felt-tip interventions; weighs 3 kg, excellent condition, sold directly from the artist with a Certificate of Authenticity, unframed and shipped rolled.
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L’Abandon - UNIQUE 1/1 - XL
Original mixed media artwork on premium artist-grade canvas, unique edition 1/1.
The work presents a solitary male figure folded forward in a suspended posture, constructed through dense, overlapping lines, fragmented colour and expressive hand-applied interventions. The lowered head, hanging arms and compressed body create a strong sense of surrender, fragility and emotional tension.
The composition was originally drawn and developed digitally by MATTO as part of the preparatory process, then printed on premium artist-grade canvas and extensively transformed through direct physical intervention using acrylic paint, felt-tip paint markers and pastel. These manual interventions create surface texture, variation and individual marks that make the finished physical work unique.
Deep blue and black lines establish the structural weight of the figure, while ochre, red, turquoise, pink and yellow accents introduce movement, contrast and visual intensity throughout the body.
Artwork size: 60 × 80 cm
Total canvas size: 70 × 90 cm, including 5 cm white stretching margins on all sides
Technique: Mixed media on premium artist-grade canvas
Edition: Unique artwork, 1/1
Year: 2026
Signature: Hand-signed “MATTO” on the lower left of the artwork
Certificate of Authenticity: Included
Presentation: Sold unframed and shipped rolled in a rigid protective tube
The detail photographs show the physical texture of the canvas and the individual hand-applied interventions.
The interior mock-up images are visualisations created solely to show the artwork in different environments and framing options. The artwork itself is sold unframed.
MATTO is one of two artistic identities developed by the same Portuguese artist, alongside BESSA. The artist’s practice began in the early 2000s, with participation in collective exhibitions in Portugal and works acquired by private collectors. After a long period professionally connected to visual communication, the artist returned to a more active studio practice in 2026, developing new physical works under the identities BESSA and MATTO.
MATTO explores a freer contemporary figurative language centred on the human body, gesture, tension and emotional presence through dense accumulations of line and colour.
Selected works, biographical information and current studio practice can be viewed at:
bessamatto.art
Seller's Story
Velum Atelier is an independent Portuguese contemporary art studio presenting original figurative works developed under distinct artistic identities.
The studio focuses on contemporary figurative art, with an emphasis on the human body, gesture, psychological tension, symbolism and emotional presence.
Each body of work is developed with its own visual language, while maintaining a shared interest in drawing, composition, material experimentation and the expressive possibilities of the human figure.
Velum Atelier acts as the presenting studio for these works, supporting their development, documentation and release.
All physical artworks are individually signed under the corresponding artistic identity and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
L’Abandon - UNIQUE 1/1 - XL
Original mixed media artwork on premium artist-grade canvas, unique edition 1/1.
The work presents a solitary male figure folded forward in a suspended posture, constructed through dense, overlapping lines, fragmented colour and expressive hand-applied interventions. The lowered head, hanging arms and compressed body create a strong sense of surrender, fragility and emotional tension.
The composition was originally drawn and developed digitally by MATTO as part of the preparatory process, then printed on premium artist-grade canvas and extensively transformed through direct physical intervention using acrylic paint, felt-tip paint markers and pastel. These manual interventions create surface texture, variation and individual marks that make the finished physical work unique.
Deep blue and black lines establish the structural weight of the figure, while ochre, red, turquoise, pink and yellow accents introduce movement, contrast and visual intensity throughout the body.
Artwork size: 60 × 80 cm
Total canvas size: 70 × 90 cm, including 5 cm white stretching margins on all sides
Technique: Mixed media on premium artist-grade canvas
Edition: Unique artwork, 1/1
Year: 2026
Signature: Hand-signed “MATTO” on the lower left of the artwork
Certificate of Authenticity: Included
Presentation: Sold unframed and shipped rolled in a rigid protective tube
The detail photographs show the physical texture of the canvas and the individual hand-applied interventions.
The interior mock-up images are visualisations created solely to show the artwork in different environments and framing options. The artwork itself is sold unframed.
MATTO is one of two artistic identities developed by the same Portuguese artist, alongside BESSA. The artist’s practice began in the early 2000s, with participation in collective exhibitions in Portugal and works acquired by private collectors. After a long period professionally connected to visual communication, the artist returned to a more active studio practice in 2026, developing new physical works under the identities BESSA and MATTO.
MATTO explores a freer contemporary figurative language centred on the human body, gesture, tension and emotional presence through dense accumulations of line and colour.
Selected works, biographical information and current studio practice can be viewed at:
bessamatto.art
Seller's Story
Velum Atelier is an independent Portuguese contemporary art studio presenting original figurative works developed under distinct artistic identities.
The studio focuses on contemporary figurative art, with an emphasis on the human body, gesture, psychological tension, symbolism and emotional presence.
Each body of work is developed with its own visual language, while maintaining a shared interest in drawing, composition, material experimentation and the expressive possibilities of the human figure.
Velum Atelier acts as the presenting studio for these works, supporting their development, documentation and release.
All physical artworks are individually signed under the corresponding artistic identity and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
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Sold with frame
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Artist
MATTO
Title of artwork
L’Abandon - UNIQUE 1/1 - XL
Technique
Acrylic painting, Felt-tip pen, Mixed media, Pastel
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Portugal
Colour
Multicolour
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
90 cm
Width
70 cm
Weight
3 kg
Depiction/theme
Nude
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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