Enigma - The Distance Between Us
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Original oil painting by Enigma, The Distance Between Us, created in 2026 in Italy, 120 × 80 cm (2.5 cm deep) on canvas, mounted on a wooden chassis with painted edges and no frame, hand signed on the reverse with the title and year, in excellent condition, certificate of authenticity included.
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The Distance Between Us
I turn slowly, barefoot on crumbling earth, my teal dress pooling around me like a held breath. Somewhere behind me, a pale figure stands motionless on a flooded plain, his dark reflection perfectly still beneath him. I do not go closer. A great black medallion hangs suspended above us both, its surface carved with forgotten symbols. The landscape fractures - warm ochres and burnt oranges dissolving into pale silence. Loose, luminous brushwork carries the weight of everything unsaid, colours bleeding at every edge where the world refuses to hold its shape.
-- Dimensions: 120 x 80 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 Distance Between Us
I turn slowly, barefoot on crumbling earth, my teal dress pooling around me like a held breath. Somewhere behind me, a pale figure stands motionless on a flooded plain, his dark reflection perfectly still beneath him. I do not go closer. A great black medallion hangs suspended above us both, its surface carved with forgotten symbols. The landscape fractures - warm ochres and burnt oranges dissolving into pale silence. Loose, luminous brushwork carries the weight of everything unsaid, colours bleeding at every edge where the world refuses to hold its shape.
-- Dimensions: 120 x 80 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
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
The Distance Between Us
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
120 cm
Width
80 cm
Weight
5 kg
Style
Surrealism
Period
2020+
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