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C. Dimitri
Everybody Draws the Line Somewhere, colorful gestural abstract w linear cat icon

2026

$3,900
£2,960.81
€3,413.33
CA$5,517.09
A$5,939.65
CHF 3,180.80
MX$71,570.64
NOK 40,132.84
SEK 36,728.03
DKK 25,505.74

About the Item

This painting operates in the charged space between figuration and erasure, where an image appears only to be immediately destabilized. The ground is worked aggressively and patiently at once. The painting feels excavated rather than composed. What distinguishes the work is its refusal to resolve into narrative or symbol. The implied figure does not settle into identity; instead, it functions as a vessel for projection. In dialogue with postwar abstraction and contemporary neo-expressionist strategies, the painting foregrounds process without fetishizing it. Gesture here is not heroic; it is hesitant, corrective, and recursive. This is a painting that rewards sustained looking. Its power lies not in instant legibility but in accumulation: the slow recognition that what initially appears playful or spontaneous is, in fact, deeply considered. The result is a work that feels psychologically charged, materially honest, and fully at home within current conversations around abstraction, figuration, and the persistence of the handmade image.
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2026
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1339117446822

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