Andrea Krauß - Encounter of Birches_23 XL *no reserve*
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German artist Andrea Krauß presents her original acrylic painting Encounter of Birches_23 XL no reserve, measuring 70 × 75 cm on canvas with an overall size of 80 × 85 cm including a 5 cm border, signed and numbered on the back, created in 2026 in a creme, white and brown palette, depicting a natural scene in a contemporary abstraction, shipped rolled without a frame and sold directly by the artist.
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Encounter of Birches
Original painting – acrylic on canvas, 70 × 75 cm
Shipped rolled, unframed
With Encounter of Birches, a bold, contemporary interpretation of a birch landscape is presented, where nature observation and painterly abstraction engage in a tense dialogue.
Before a multi-layered, luminous blue, the bright, characteristically drawn birch trunks rise. Their cream-white and warm, earthy surfaces stand in an appealing contrast to the dark tree drawings and the deep-blue gaps. The sculpturally applied color layers, visible palette knife traces, and finely nuanced textures give the work a tangible, tactile presence and render the bark almost graspable. In the background, suggested branches and twigs create additional depth and connect the individual trees into a living structure.
Historically, the work can be located in the tension between expressive landscape painting and contemporary nature abstraction. While the pared-down portrayal of the trunks recalls the tradition of modern landscape painting, the background structures partly detach from the purely representational. Color, texture, and rhythm become autonomous means of expression. The powerful, relief-like painting technique also nods to the gestural tradition of Abstract Expressionism, without losing the reference to nature.
The title Encounter of Birches – Begegnung der Birken – emphasizes the special character of the composition: the trees appear not merely as elements of a landscape, but as independent forms that relate to one another. The interplay of cool blue, the light birch white, and dark accents gives the painting both calm and a subtle dramatic tension.
A characterful work for lovers of modern nature depictions, convincing through its lively surface structure, its intense color palette, and its contemporary visual language.
The artwork at a glance:
- Overall canvas size 80 x 85 cm, image size 70 x 75 cm (5 cm border for mounting the canvas)
- Acrylic painting, thickly impastoed
- Painted on canvas
- Signed and numbered on the back
- Shipped rolled, professionally packaged in bubble wrap
- Certificate of authenticity included
Andrea Krauß, winner of the Kunstpreis of AOK Nordost, Berlin/Brandenburg, and fellow of the Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, is a graduate of the Kunstakademie HBK Braunschweig. Since her youth, she has passionately engaged with painting and now lives and works in a studio in the old imperial post office in the heart of Berlin.
Her acrylic paintings, focused on the beauty of nature, are inspired by personal memory but go beyond it. Her intention is to create an atmosphere through painting. Her works are today part of numerous private collections and are shown in galleries, museums, and prestigious art exhibitions.
Seller's Story
Andrea Krauß counts among the striking figures of contemporary German painting. The recipient of the AOK Nordost Art Prize (Berlin/Brandenburg) and former fellow of the renowned Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop completed her studies at the Braunschweig University of Art. For many years she has consistently dedicated herself to painting and today lives and works in her studio in the heart of Berlin.
At the center of her artistic work lies the connection between memory, atmosphere and landscape. Starting from personal impressions, Andrea Krauß develops imagery that points beyond the individual and touches universal experiences of nature, space and transience. Recurring motifs are especially birches and other elements of nature, whose quiet presence merges with traces of human shaping and memory.
Characteristic of her works is the layered combination of painting and drawing. In her acrylic paintings, fine relief structures arise through the use of sand, spatula techniques and integrated lines, giving the works a special tactile quality and spatial depth. The lines drawn directly into the color layers act like inscribed memories and shape the artist’s unmistakable handwriting.
Andrea Krauß’s works have been presented in galleries, museums and renowned exhibitions and today reside in numerous private collections. Her works impress with their poetic force, their atmospheric density, and the sensitive connection between nature observation and personal memory.
Translated by Google TranslateEncounter of Birches
Original painting – acrylic on canvas, 70 × 75 cm
Shipped rolled, unframed
With Encounter of Birches, a bold, contemporary interpretation of a birch landscape is presented, where nature observation and painterly abstraction engage in a tense dialogue.
Before a multi-layered, luminous blue, the bright, characteristically drawn birch trunks rise. Their cream-white and warm, earthy surfaces stand in an appealing contrast to the dark tree drawings and the deep-blue gaps. The sculpturally applied color layers, visible palette knife traces, and finely nuanced textures give the work a tangible, tactile presence and render the bark almost graspable. In the background, suggested branches and twigs create additional depth and connect the individual trees into a living structure.
Historically, the work can be located in the tension between expressive landscape painting and contemporary nature abstraction. While the pared-down portrayal of the trunks recalls the tradition of modern landscape painting, the background structures partly detach from the purely representational. Color, texture, and rhythm become autonomous means of expression. The powerful, relief-like painting technique also nods to the gestural tradition of Abstract Expressionism, without losing the reference to nature.
The title Encounter of Birches – Begegnung der Birken – emphasizes the special character of the composition: the trees appear not merely as elements of a landscape, but as independent forms that relate to one another. The interplay of cool blue, the light birch white, and dark accents gives the painting both calm and a subtle dramatic tension.
A characterful work for lovers of modern nature depictions, convincing through its lively surface structure, its intense color palette, and its contemporary visual language.
The artwork at a glance:
- Overall canvas size 80 x 85 cm, image size 70 x 75 cm (5 cm border for mounting the canvas)
- Acrylic painting, thickly impastoed
- Painted on canvas
- Signed and numbered on the back
- Shipped rolled, professionally packaged in bubble wrap
- Certificate of authenticity included
Andrea Krauß, winner of the Kunstpreis of AOK Nordost, Berlin/Brandenburg, and fellow of the Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, is a graduate of the Kunstakademie HBK Braunschweig. Since her youth, she has passionately engaged with painting and now lives and works in a studio in the old imperial post office in the heart of Berlin.
Her acrylic paintings, focused on the beauty of nature, are inspired by personal memory but go beyond it. Her intention is to create an atmosphere through painting. Her works are today part of numerous private collections and are shown in galleries, museums, and prestigious art exhibitions.
Seller's Story
Andrea Krauß counts among the striking figures of contemporary German painting. The recipient of the AOK Nordost Art Prize (Berlin/Brandenburg) and former fellow of the renowned Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop completed her studies at the Braunschweig University of Art. For many years she has consistently dedicated herself to painting and today lives and works in her studio in the heart of Berlin.
At the center of her artistic work lies the connection between memory, atmosphere and landscape. Starting from personal impressions, Andrea Krauß develops imagery that points beyond the individual and touches universal experiences of nature, space and transience. Recurring motifs are especially birches and other elements of nature, whose quiet presence merges with traces of human shaping and memory.
Characteristic of her works is the layered combination of painting and drawing. In her acrylic paintings, fine relief structures arise through the use of sand, spatula techniques and integrated lines, giving the works a special tactile quality and spatial depth. The lines drawn directly into the color layers act like inscribed memories and shape the artist’s unmistakable handwriting.
Andrea Krauß’s works have been presented in galleries, museums and renowned exhibitions and today reside in numerous private collections. Her works impress with their poetic force, their atmospheric density, and the sensitive connection between nature observation and personal memory.
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Edition
Original
Artist
Andrea Krauß
Title of artwork
Encounter of Birches_23 XL *no reserve*
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Germany
Year
2026
Colour
Brown, Cream, White
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
70 cm
Width
75 cm
Depiction/theme
Nature
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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