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Kristen Brown
Broken Sleep, Oil Painting

2020

$675
£514.25
€592.95
CA$944.65
A$1,055.49
CHF 552.14
MX$12,943.66
NOK 7,055.26
SEK 6,690.26
DKK 4,425.48
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Artist Comments
This ethereal portrait of a woman represents a fleeting encounter that fades away. Rendered with soft light, the painting mimics the quality of a dream disappearing from memory and depicts a disruption in the way certain events are processed or recalled.


About the Artist


Words that describe this painting: contemporary realism, gerhard richter, figure, figurative, dream, motion, blur, woman, portrait, hair, ethereal, light, movement, expressionism, people, representational, oil painting, pink


Broken Sleep
Kristen Brown
Oil painting on masonite board
Natural wood edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2020
14 in. h x 11 in. w x 2 in. d
3 lbs. 0 oz.


  • Creator:
    Kristen Brown (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Broken Sleep. Kristen Brown. Oil painting on masonite board. Natural wood edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on back.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 676001stDibs: LU92216109222

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