T. Pimenta (1991) - "The Queen's Gambit" – 70x54cm

T. Pimenta (1991), Portuguese artist, presents "The Queen's Gambit" – Fine Art Giclée on Premium Cotton Canvas, an original digital painting developed with the support of advanced digital tools and produced as a premium Fine Art Giclée on premium 100% cotton canvas, as an exclusive limited edition artwork. Hand-signed on the reverse and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) in physical or digital format.


"The Queen's Gambit" – Fine Art Giclée on Premium Cotton Canvas


"The Queen's Gambit" presents a woman sitting in a leather Chesterfield armchair inside a private members club at night, her legs drawn up over one arm of the chair, a cigarette held loosely between her fingers and a glass of scotch resting against her thigh. She looks out through a tall rain-streaked window where a black cab passes on a wet London street, its headlights blurred by the downpour, the silhouette of a church steeple rising behind it against the dark sky. She does not look at the viewer.

Behind her, two men in dark suits sit at a low table with a chess board between them, their whiskey glasses catching the light from a brass banker's lamp that casts the only warm pool of light in the room. A rolling library ladder leans against floor-to-ceiling shelves packed with leather-bound volumes, and a heavy Persian rug covers the wooden floor beneath the chair. The smoke from her cigarette rises in a thin line that catches the lamplight before dissolving into the darkness above.

The entire composition is rendered in black and white, using the single lamp and the wet streetlight outside as the only two sources of illumination, creating a tonal depth that moves from the bright skin against dark leather to the soft grey of the rain beyond the glass. The chess game behind her carries its own quiet metaphor, but she is not playing. She has already made her move.

This work belongs to the "Clair-Obscur" series, a monochromatic figurative line exploring tonal composition, light and shadow, and the visual language of contrast within figurative settings.

The artwork explores themes such as power expressed through stillness, the woman as the strongest piece on the board, the private club as a stage for unspoken hierarchies, and the rain as the only thing in the room that moves.


Artwork Details:
Technique: High-quality Fine Art Giclée on premium 100% cotton canvas, 370 g/m², produced using museum-grade inks for enhanced definition, tonal depth and visual permanence. Artwork delivered unframed, rolled in a protective tube.
Image Size: 48 × 64 cm.
Total Canvas Size: 54 × 70 cm (including 3 cm stretching margins on all sides).
Margins: Additional 3 cm canvas margins included to facilitate stretching and framing.
Edition: Limited Edition of 5. Each print is individually numbered and hand-signed by the artist.

(The mock-up images included in this listing are AI-generated visualisations created to help the viewer visualise the artwork in different environments, on different walls and with different frame options. The artwork will be shipped rolled in a protective tube without frame.)


T. Pimenta is a Portuguese artist whose commitment to creating visually striking artworks seeks to develop pieces capable of establishing visual presence and emotional connection with viewers and collectors.
The creative process begins with an initial conceptual construction, where the central narrative and emotional direction of the composition are defined. Subsequently, the artistic vision is developed through Adobe tools, digital construction processes and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), adding depth, texture, light and structural refinement.
His approach combines traditional artistic sensibilities with contemporary digital techniques, allowing the exploration of different visual languages and the continuous expansion of creative possibilities.


Each artwork additionally receives a manual finishing intervention through an individual hand-applied artistic varnishing process, designed to reinforce luminosity, visual depth and material presence.


Authentication:
Signature: Hand-signed by the artist, T. Pimenta, on the reverse.
Certificate of Authenticity: Accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA), confirming the authenticity and originality of the artwork. The certificate may be provided to the auction winner in physical or digital format, upon request.


Exclusivity: Limited to 5 individually numbered examples.


Worldwide shipping available. Each artwork is carefully packed in a rigid protective tube with tracking and secure shipping conditions. Special attention is given to packaging to ensure every piece arrives safely and in optimal condition for collectors.


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Keywords: digital painting, contemporary figurative art, narrative painting, Clair-Obscur, monochromatic, Chesterfield, London, Mayfair, private club, chess, scotch, cigarette, rain, black cab, cinematic, film noir, T. Pimenta, TPArt Studio