Black and white abstract painting depicting a womans face with features obscured by expressive lines and intricate patterns.
Black and white abstract painting depicting a womans face with features obscured by expressive lines and intricate patterns.
Black and white abstract painting depicting a womans face with features obscured by expressive lines and intricate patterns.
18-beauty

#18 – Beauty – Original Painting

Sale price$2,600
SKU: 18C
Original Painting Size: 16" x 20"
Original Date: November 2011

A figurative painting by Canadian artist Jeff Dillon, this original artwork explores abstraction through the absence of defined facial features. Created in heavy body acrylic on canvas, the piece emphasizes layered brushwork, restraint, and conceptual form, reflecting an exploration of identity, perception, and interpretation within contemporary figurative painting.

The composition presents a figure where facial detail is intentionally withheld, shifting focus away from literal representation and toward form, tone, and presence. The concept of beauty is left open to interpretation, shaped by the viewer rather than defined by the artist. Through subtle structure and reduced detail, the work explores how identity can exist without fixed visual markers.

The accompanying Certificate of Authenticity is also hand-signed and numbered by the artist.