Enigma - The Hour He Left Me

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Enigma, The Hour He Left Me, an original oil painting on canvas (120 x 80 x 2.5 cm) from Italy, created in 2026 in excellent condition, hand-signed on the reverse with the title and year and issued directly from the artist with a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity in Surrealism style.

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The Hour He Left Me

I stand at the edge of something I cannot name, my red dress catching a wind that exists only in this fractured world. Behind me, framed like a memory I keep returning to, a vast dark clock looms over a man who grows smaller with each passing moment, his reflection pooling beneath him like spilled ink. I do not turn to face him fully - only glance back, eyes pale and knowing. Miniature houses gather at my feet, whole worlds I once believed in. The brushwork is loose yet luminous, bleeding warmth against cool grey distances.

-- 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.

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 Hour He Left Me

I stand at the edge of something I cannot name, my red dress catching a wind that exists only in this fractured world. Behind me, framed like a memory I keep returning to, a vast dark clock looms over a man who grows smaller with each passing moment, his reflection pooling beneath him like spilled ink. I do not turn to face him fully - only glance back, eyes pale and knowing. Miniature houses gather at my feet, whole worlds I once believed in. The brushwork is loose yet luminous, bleeding warmth against cool grey distances.

-- 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.

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
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Artist
Enigma
Title of artwork
The Hour He Left Me
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+
ItalyVerified
73
Objects sold
100%
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