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Untitled (Ponytail Rose) (1998) Original Gouache Painting by David Kofton
31.75 x 41.91 x 0.32cm (unframed) / 31.75 x 41.91cm (actual image size)
£166.67
Original artwork description
Artist: David Kofton
Title: Untitled/Unsigned
Date: Approximately '97-'98
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: 12.5" x 16.5"
Original artwork — not a print or reproduction
An evocative original figurative work by Maine artist David Kofton, depicting a woman from behind with a long, intricately rendered braid tied with a loosely painted white bow. A vivid rose-pink garment provides the principal note of color against the soft, nearly monochromatic background.
The composition is spare and intimate, focusing on the curve of the figure, the weight and texture of the braided hair, and the unexpected delicacy of the bow. Kofton's restrained palette of soft whites, grays and muted pink gives the work a quiet, dreamlike quality, while the visible brushwork and subtle surface texture emphasize its handmade character.
The cropped viewpoint and simplified treatment of the figure give the painting a distinctly contemporary feel. Rather than presenting a conventional portrait, Kofton reduces the subject to gesture, form, color and a few carefully chosen details, creating an image that is both personal and slightly mysterious.
Artist: David Kofton
Title: Untitled
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: 12.5" x 16.5"
Original artwork — not a print or reproduction
Materials used:
Gouache
Details:
- Gouache painting on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 31.75 x 41.91 x 0.32cm (unframed) / 31.75 x 41.91cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
Artist: David Kofton
Title: Untitled/Unsigned
Date: Approximately '97-'98
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: 12.5" x 16.5"
Original artwork — not a print or reproduction
An evocative original figurative work by Maine artist David Kofton, depicting a woman from behind with a long, intricately rendered braid tied with a loosely painted white bow. A vivid rose-pink garment provides the principal note of color against the soft, nearly monochromatic background.
The composition is spare and intimate, focusing on the curve of the figure, the weight and texture of the braided hair, and the unexpected delicacy of the bow. Kofton's restrained palette of soft whites, grays and muted pink gives the work a quiet, dreamlike quality, while the visible brushwork and subtle surface texture emphasize its handmade character.
The cropped viewpoint and simplified treatment of the figure give the painting a distinctly contemporary feel. Rather than presenting a conventional portrait, Kofton reduces the subject to gesture, form, color and a few carefully chosen details, creating an image that is both personal and slightly mysterious.
Artist: David Kofton
Title: Untitled
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: 12.5" x 16.5"
Original artwork — not a print or reproduction
Materials used:
Gouache
Details:
- Gouache painting on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 31.75 x 41.91 x 0.32cm (unframed) / 31.75 x 41.91cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: People and portraits
David Kofton
United States
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