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John Seubert
Enchantment, A Solitary Female Nude, Mixed Media Painting, Framed

2011

$1,500
£1,121.23
€1,308.32
CA$2,106.31
A$2,142.56
CHF 1,223.43
MX$25,915.41
NOK 14,265.85
SEK 14,484.43
DKK 9,780.68

About the Item

A solitary figure emerges from a haze of mossy greens, bruised yellows, and earthen reds, as if pressed forward from the depths of the canvas rather than painted onto it. The face is indistinct, shadowed and porous, its features dissolving into the surrounding atmosphere. Eyes glint faintly, not fully revealed, suggesting awareness without invitation. The body is only partially formed, absorbed into the painterly ground, where layers of pigment appear rubbed, scumbled, and weathered. This erosion gives the figure a ghostly instability, as though it might retreat back into the surface at any moment. Color functions emotionally rather than descriptively: green breathes a vegetal, almost alchemical energy, while the red at the base smolders like a buried ember. The frame is not a boundary but a collaborator. Its worn, ridged surface and muted metallic tone echo the painting’s sense of age and ritual, while the small plaque bearing the word Enchantment anchors the experience—naming what cannot be fully seen. Together, image and frame suggest a relic or talisman, an object imbued with quiet power. John Seubert Enchantment mixed media 14h x 11w in 16.5h x 13.5w in framed 35.56h x 27.94w cm JSE106 John Seubert’s work draws from Symbolism, Surrealism, Expressionism, and the raw immediacy of Art Brut, yet it forms a world entirely his own. His paintings, assemblages, and hybrid constructions transform reclaimed frames, wood, hardware, and found materials into intimate objects that feel at once handcrafted and psychologically charged. Windows, altars, carved texts, and small totemic figures recur throughout his practice, turning everyday materials into sites of ritual and reflection. The works reveal Seubert’s belief in the emotional life of objects. Eyes peer from behind window grids, dogs stand like secular icons, flowers bloom in thick impasto, and carved heads perch on makeshift pedestals. Each piece suggests a narrative just out of reach—private, tender, and occasionally humorous—inviting viewers into a quiet world built from memory, devotion, and the poetry of salvage.
  • Creator:
    John Seubert (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2011
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JSE1061stDibs: LU554317390942

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