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French School Continental Kurt Cobain Nirvana - Chut les Barbizons! Oil Painting

2025

$2,275.83
£1,702.36
€1,900
CA$3,135.99
A$3,447.22
CHF 1,809.77
MX$40,989.89
NOK 23,241.59
SEK 21,170.58
DKK 14,479.97

About the Item

Continental Kurt Portrait of Kurt Cobain - Nirvana Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 80x80cm ■■ 31,5x31,5 inch ⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪ 🟢 → Original signed work. Certificate of authenticity included. 🟢 → Protection for shipping (plywood, foam, thick cardboard) 🟢 → International Delivery Company – DHL/UPS/FEDEX 3-6days from France to USA. This portrait of Kurt Cobain radiates both fragility and defiance, embodying the dual essence of a figure who has come to symbolize the tension between vulnerability and raw creative power. The composition is tightly framed, drawing the viewer into the subject’s gaze, steady yet distant, as if caught between presence and retreat. The structure of the piece rests on a compelling contrast between precision and expressive spontaneity. The contours of the face are sculpted with clarity, yet the surrounding field bursts into a storm of pigment and gesture. Splashes of yellow, black, and turquoise seem to erupt from the canvas, echoing the emotional turbulence that defined Cobain’s music and public image. This dynamic use of paint creates a sense of immediacy, as though the portrait were alive with sound and motion. Color plays a decisive role in conveying the psychological depth of the work. The dominant yellows and golds envelop the figure in an aura of light—both celestial and corrosive. They evoke the paradox of radiance and exhaustion, of brilliance on the verge of collapse. Cooler tones, steel grey, teal, and traces of violet, anchor the composition, softening the intensity with moments of introspection. The artist’s technique of layering and splattering pigment adds a visceral, tactile energy, suggesting both creation and decay. The gaze itself forms the emotional core of the painting. It is open, questioning, yet weighed with silence, a mirror to the fragility of fame and the solitude of genius. The smooth modeling of the facial planes contrasts with the explosive texture of the background, reinforcing the idea of an inner calm besieged by external chaos. In its balance of order and disruption, luminosity and darkness, this portrait transcends likeness to become an emblem of creative struggle. It does not merely depict Cobain; it captures the echo of a voice that still reverberates, raw, unguarded, and hauntingly human. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Discover my work on Channel 4 UK in the TV Show "Huges Home" with Hugh Dennis _ Episode 4 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Bazévian Delacapucinière is a French artist whose works have appeared in numerous exhibitions and publications in Europe, America and Asia. My work focuses on oxidized images from the collective memory of the 20th century. According to Aristotle, from memory to reminiscence, it is necessary to reactivate images through the imagination to know their sensitive power. Consequently, the gaze (of portraits) becomes power, texture becomes light. Finally, this transposition of images becomes my individual memory.
  • Creator:
    bazevian
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)Depth: 1.46 in (3.7 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Zofingen, CH
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2203217195692

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