Johan van Vuuren

Oil on Board Abstract Expressive Portrait "Faded"

2022

A unique, abstracted portrait oil painting on stretched Belgian linen canvas, ready to hang. Framing options available on request.

Unique, large oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, stretched on a timber support frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.

An exquisite contemporary painting by Dutch artist, Hans Bouman. In this painting Bouman creates a captivating interplay of colors and forms that gives rise to an enigmatic abstract face that invites interpretation and contemplation. This captivating large-scale abstract painting is a harmonious blend of warm white, earthy tones, invigorating orange, and calming blue hues. Hans Bouman, born in the Netherlands in 1951, embarked on his artistic journey at the Amsterdam Graphic School and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. During the early 1980s, Paris became his haven of inspiration, where his debut in galleries marked the onset of an international presence that continues to flourish. Bouman's artistic evolution is characterized by cycles of creativity, but it is his larger-than-life hieratic heads that he is renown for. These remarkable pieces pay homage to influences as diverse as the Moai sculptures of Easter Island, the intricate masks of Africa...

A contemporary, expressionist portrait of a woman, warm grays and direct paint application.