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Le petit marin,
2019
Karl Gietl
Painting : oil
100 x 50 x 2 cm 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
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Hand-signed by artist
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Dimensions cm • inch
100 x 50 x 2 cm 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Framing
Black floater frame
Artwork dimensions including frame
103 x 53 x 4 cm 40.6 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch
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Artwork location: France
This captivating work features a woman in sailor attire, blending boldness and mystery. Standing in the foreground, she wears a striped sailor top and a white cap—the quintessential maritime symbol. Her confidential pose, cigarette in hand, evokes fierce independence. In the background, an illuminated lighthouse emerges, signifying guidance and hope, beneath a mysterious night sky accentuated by a silvery crescent moon. The composition features a dark palette contrasted by touches of light, drawing the eye to the details of the central figure and the lighthouse. This balance of light and shadow creates an atmosphere that is both intense and mysterious, emphasizing the duality between freedom and isolation. The harmonious elements reinforce the maritime theme while capturing a moment of solitary contemplation. The work demonstrates astute technical mastery and compelling visual storytelling.
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Galerie Maïlyn Bruniquel • France
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Karl Gietl was born in Wocester, South Africa in 1970. He grew up in the small mining town of Benoni and was educated in Johannesburg.
Karl Gietl left his studio in Troyeville and Johannesburg on May 4 to fly to Paris where he will spend six months at the Cité des Arts. He won this stay in France with the 1998 Prix de l'Atelier Volkskas, a trophy awarded each year by the South African banking group Absa. A kind of consecration, for this young 28-year-old painter, a graduate of the School of Arts in Johannesburg. A blessing, too, for this South African citizen who admits to being saturated with the stress and violence of his city. Johannesburg is however his main source of inspiration.
From his journeys, his adventures and his encounters, he draws a kind of diary on canvas. The thirty-five small oils (16×26 cm) which earned him the first Volkskas prize represent as many urban landscapes, characters and scenes that he captions like photos.
His style, focused on painting rather than conceptual art, is distinguished by a very personal tone, in a context where the artistic purpose is often linked, directly or indirectly, to politics.
Karl Gietl is not "disconnected" for all that, but he claims only his own point of view inspired by reality with great intensity.
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