Contemporary Art Francis Wendels Causeway Bay 2. 1996. Mixed media with oil on canvas. 189.5 x 140.5 cm. Signed, dated and titled verso. - With minimal surface dusting, partially with slight and barely noticeable craquelure due to technique. Overall in very good condition. Expressive composition, partly worked in impasto style, as well as an appealingly large-format work. Work from an early creative phase of the artist, in which he focussed in particular on the theme of the city. He created several large-format, expressive works, often in bright colours with depictions of brightly lit skylines at night. Causeway Bay 2 shows such a powerful city scene. Glaring light sources cut through the nocturnal blackness with an almost unreal intensity, casting reflections on wet streets and capturing the shimmering vitality of the metropolis in an almost cinematic moment. Despite the visible urban pulsation, a quiet emptiness lies over the image - as if the city, which never seems to sleep, reveals a deep loneliness precisely in its constant activity. -- This lot is not suitable for parcel delivery; we can organise suitable transport for you on request. Mixed media with oil on canvas. Signed, dated and titled on verso. - With minimal surface dusting, partially with slight and barely noticeable craquelure due to the technique. Very well preserved overall. Expressive composition, partly painted in impasto brushwork, as well as an appealingly large-format work. - Work from the early years of the artist's career, in which he particularly explored the motif of the city. He painted several large-format, expressive works, often in bright colours with depictions of brightly lit skylines at night. Causeway Bay 2 depicts one such powerful city scene. Glaring light sources cut through the nocturnal blackness with an almost surreal intensity, casting reflections on damp streets and capturing the shimmering vitality of the metropolis in an almost cinematic moment. Despite the visible urban pulsation, a quiet emptiness hovers over the scene - as if the city, which never seems to sleep, reveals a deep loneliness precisely in its constant activity. -- This lot is not suitable for parcel delivery, on request we can organise adequate transport for you. 3200