Andrea Krauß - The gilded botanical collection #1 *no reserve*

Original painting – Acrylic on canvas, image size 70 × 40 cm

Shipped rolled without frame

The meticulously worked, surrounding white border opens up two presentation options: If stretched on a canvas cradle, the painting appears as a classic canvas work. Framed behind glass, the white border takes on the function of a matte and gives the piece a clear, graphically framed appearance.

Artwork data

* Title: The Gilded Botanical Collection #1
* Artistic execution: Contemporary original painting
* Technique: Acrylic painting on canvas
* Dimensions: 70 × 40 cm, unframed
* Special feature: About 5 cm wide border containing white around the motif
* Presentation: Optional stretcher framing on a cradled frame (70x40 cm9) or directly behind glass framed (80x50 cm)
* Signed on the back, numbered
* Shipping rolled, professionally packed in bubble wrap
* Certificate of authenticity included


The Gilded Botanical Collection #1

Contemporary original painting – between ornament and nature

With The Gilded Botanical Collection Number One, a distinct floral world arises where botanical forms, ornamental line work, and expressive colorfulness fuse into a characterful composition.

In front of a warm, golden background rises a whimsically stylized plant with luminous blossoms, elegantly curved tendrils, and green foliage. Dark outlines, drawn directly into the color to create a sunk relief, and a lively painterly surface give the motif depth and presence.

The contemporary work takes up the language of historic botanical illustrations, but it moves away from their exact depiction. Instead of scientific accuracy, interpretation, rhythm, and decorative impact are in focus here. The flowing plant lines are reminiscent of Art Nouveau, while the clear organization and the deliberately stylized forms show references to the decorative arts of Art Deco. These art-historical hints merge with a free, personal visual language to form an independent artistic stance.

The title The Gilded Botanical Collection alludes to an imaginary collection of botanical curiosities, in which nature is not only a model but a starting point for a poetic, ornamental visual language. The designation #1 marks the work as the opening piece of a collection idea that engages with the aesthetic variety of imaginative plant forms.

With its tall format and central floral motif, the painting works well as a standalone eye-catcher or as part of a curated art wall. It provides a color-rich accent in modern, eclectic, and vintage-inspired interiors and speaks especially to lovers of contemporary original art with floral and decorative influences.

Andrea Krauß counts among the prominent figures of contemporary German painting. A prizewinner of the AOK Nordost Art Prize (Berlin/Brandenburg) and former fellow of the renowned Lukas artist house in Ahrenshoop, she completed her studies at the Braunschweig University of Art. She has dedicated many years to painting and currently lives and works in her Berlin city-center studio.

At the center of her artistic work is the combination of memory, atmosphere and landscape. Starting from personal impressions, Andrea Krauß develops visual worlds that reach beyond the individual and touch universal experiences of nature, space, and transience. Recurring motifs include birch trees and other elements of nature, whose quiet presence merges with traces of human design and memory.

The works of Andrea Krauß have been shown in galleries, museums and prestigious exhibitions and are now held in numerous private collections. Her works are characterized by poetic power, atmospheric density and the sensitive combination of nature observation and personal memory.