Mr Krueger — Charcoal on by Arnaud Quercy
Charcoal on , 20.0×30.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2023 — France
Where traditional portraiture meets geometric digital innovation
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Charcoal on
- Dimensions: 20.0×30.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2023, France
- Certificate: 20231231-0048
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0461 / 2023
- ✓ Original artwork, hand-drawn by Arnaud Quercy
- ✓ Certificate of authenticity included
Arnaud Quercy is a Parisian artist working across painting, music, and sculpture. His practice is grounded in Ideamorphism — the principle that a work of art does not carry meaning, but triggers it. Each piece is engineered to diffract differently through each person who encounters it.
He creates and exhibits at Art Quam Anima, his gallery-atelier at 28 rue du Dragon, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
About This Artwork
Mr Krueger explores the boundaries between traditional portraiture and contemporary digital expression within the Untamed Creations collection. The work examines how digital techniques can capture character and presence through abstract geometric forms and fragmented compositions. This approach challenges conventional portrait representation by deconstructing facial features into angular planes and intersecting shapes.
The composition organizes gray tones and dark contrasts into a complex arrangement of overlapping geometric forms. Curved lines intersect with angular shapes throughout the vertical format, creating depth through layered transparency effects. The digital medium allows precise control of tonal gradations, with lighter gray areas providing breathing space between darker concentrated zones. Linear elements weave through the composition, connecting separate geometric sections into a unified whole.
Created in France during 2023, this digital work represents Quercy's contemporary approach to portraiture through geometric abstraction. The piece carries certificate of authenticity number 20231231-0048 and forms part of the broader Untamed Creations series. The work was acquired by a private collector in France in June 2024, demonstrating the market's response to Quercy's digital portrait innovations.
Where this work lives
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2023
- Series: Portraits
- Collection: Untamed Creations
- Technique: Charcoal
Exhibitions 2
- Transcendence – World Premiere of Ephemera Arts (2023-10-29 → 2023-11-15, Koblenzer Kunstverein e.V., Koblenz)
- Rencontres au Marché de la Création (2024-04-23 → 2024-12-31, Marché de la Création – Paris Montparnasse, Paris)
