Figure by Raquel Reis
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Medium: Oil on Arches paper
Dimensions: 29 x 42 cm
Year: 2025
Price: $800.00 USD
Status: available
Evoking a Madrid winter, this oil painting on paper features a lone figure, bundled in a warm coat and scarf. The scarf is a focal point, hinting at the chill in the air and the need for warmth. The artist uses simplified shapes and bold contrasts to communicate a sense of introspection and quiet strength. The figure seems caught between movement and pause, inviting the viewer to contemplate their own journey. Expressive colors deepen the emotional impact of this figurative painting. This small painting is perfect for adding a touch of atmosphere to any room. Its compact size makes it a versatile piece that will fit nicely in a variety of spaces. Invite the silent presence of "Figure" into your home.
Why collect this work?
Figure compresses an angular body against a pale, wing-like surround and a densely marked red field. Competing contours make the person appear protected, burdened, and conspicuously exposed at once.
- Reis states that she reconstructs remembered experience rather than describing reality. The unidentified figure supports that approach: posture and distortion carry the image without supplying a biography.
- In the photograph, one arm crosses the torso while the other drops into a dark, splayed hand. These opposed gestures hold the body between withdrawal and movement.
- Catalogued as oil on Arches paper, the painting uses opaque areas and looping linear marks to separate figure from ground. Its 29 by 42 cm format concentrates those contrasts.
- The work provides a pointed example of portrait-like figuration without likeness: clothing, silhouette, and gesture establish a human presence while leaving identity and circumstance unresolved.
About the Artist
Raquel Reis
Raquel Reis is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: painting. Based in Madrid, ES.
Nationality: Brazilian
My work is rooted in sensation, perception, and gesture.
