Gallery Edition – Stormy Sea. Buoy without Top Mark by August Strindberg – 44×72 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the tumultuous landscape of late 19th-century art, August Strindberg’s “Stormy Sea. Buoy without Top Mark” (1892) emerges as a pioneering work of Abstract Expressionism, predating the movement by decades. This painting’s innovative technique, characterized by impasto brushwork and a palette of dark grays and whites, conjures an atmosphere of turbulent uncertainty. Strindberg’s application of paint in thick, gestural strokes imbues the composition with a sense of dynamic energy, as if the very fabric of the canvas is being rent asunder by some unseen force.When enlarged to 44×72 inches, “Stormy Sea” assumes a monumental scale, its chromatic structure and spatial depth coalescing to create an immersive environment. The painting’s dark, muted palette recedes into the background, allowing the viewer’s gaze to penetrate the composition’s layered, almost three-dimensional space. This spatial rhythm is particularly