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- Oct 4, 2023
Bai Yu
Bai yu- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 60 × 120 cm
- Year
- 2023
A robed figure entirely wrapped in deep red and magenta cloth presses both hands over the face against a black background.
- Style
- Expressionism
- Mood
- Dramatic
- Themes
- Portrait · Figurative
Purchase & delivery
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- Payment
PayPal, bank transfer, and Paysend are accepted.
- Shipping
Economy: ~1 month
EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
- Returns
7-day return
Refund after inspection, excluding shipping fees
About this work
A single figure, swathed head to foot in a heavy crimson and pink robe, sits with both hands pressed over the lower face, hiding the mouth and nose while dark hair and a bare forehead remain visible. The body is fully enveloped in thick folds of cloth, the pose turned inward, isolated against a near-black backdrop with no other setting indicated.
Saturated crimson, magenta, and violet are built up in broad, slashing strokes that leave visible ridges of paint, contrasted with the smooth pale skin of the hands and face. Light falls in a narrow band across the folded hands, heightening the sense of anguish or concealment, while the surrounding darkness gives the image a raw, dramatic intensity.
