Sleeping Sonata (2026) Original Oil Painting by Kristina Mallen

Unique, One-of-a-Kind Artwork
Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Delivered unstretched in a protective tube
The canvas can be easily stretched at your local framing studio

I created this elegant and sensual work as a study of the contrast between silence and desire, stillness and intimacy. In this black and white painting, I depict a sensual, beautiful woman, captured as a female portrait, lying gracefully on a white grand piano. Her evening dress flows softly over the instrument, dissolving into the surface like a whisper of fabric and sound.

Her image carries a subtle erotic art energy, expressed through refinement. She appears slightly nude, with a softly exposed breast where the nipple is faintly visible, adding vulnerability and sincerity to the composition without breaking its elegance.

Her red lips become a vivid color accent in this monochrome world, emphasizing life within stillness. The whole scene remains a black and white painting with slight red tones, carefully balanced between purity and tension, softness and strength. I wanted to create not only a visual moment, but also an emotional atmosphere in which femininity and beauty.

Materials used:

Acrylic, Oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 90 x 69 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 90 x 69cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
• Subject: People and portraits