Enigma - The Waiting Has No Face

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Enigma, The Waiting Has No Face, an original acrylic painting on canvas (100 x 75 x 2.5 cm) from 2026 in Italy, hand signed on the reverse with a COA, pristine condition, no frame, mounted on a wooden chassis, weight 4 kg, Surrealism/Psychological Surrealism, sold direct from the artist.

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The Waiting Has No Face

A faceless figure in white stands before a blue corner building, her teal skirt pooling softly at the edges of perception, as though she has always been here and always will be. Beside her, a pale dog watches something unseen. A man in black sits apart, unmoved. Another slumped figure leans into the window, dreaming or disappearing. Flowers bloom in cool indifference. The loose, confident brushwork lets forms dissolve at their edges, the palette cold and interior, like a memory observed from outside oneself.

-- Dimensions: 100 x 75 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.

UK SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE. we cannot ship to the United Kingdom, as parcels are too often lost or returned.

Presentation images: the room settings in the presentation images are digitally created for display purposes and are not part of the artwork. The artwork is a one-of-a-kind painting on canvas, painted entirely by hand.

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 Waiting Has No Face

A faceless figure in white stands before a blue corner building, her teal skirt pooling softly at the edges of perception, as though she has always been here and always will be. Beside her, a pale dog watches something unseen. A man in black sits apart, unmoved. Another slumped figure leans into the window, dreaming or disappearing. Flowers bloom in cool indifference. The loose, confident brushwork lets forms dissolve at their edges, the palette cold and interior, like a memory observed from outside oneself.

-- Dimensions: 100 x 75 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.

UK SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE. we cannot ship to the United Kingdom, as parcels are too often lost or returned.

Presentation images: the room settings in the presentation images are digitally created for display purposes and are not part of the artwork. The artwork is a one-of-a-kind painting on canvas, painted entirely by hand.

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.

Details

Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Artist
Enigma
Title of artwork
The Waiting Has No Face
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
100 cm
Width
75 cm
Weight
4 kg
Style
Surrealism
Period
2020+
ItalyVerified
71
Objects sold
100%
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