Automnes et fantômes 2 by Pénélope Barbier

Part of Pénélope Barbier's Automnes et fantômes — Autumns and Ghosts — this painting extends the series' central concern with memory and the residue of time. Barbier paints the seasons as states of feeling, her oils moving through the natural world's cycles rather than fixing on a single scene. Here autumn stands in for transition and for the traces that remain once a moment has passed, held in mood and suggestion instead of narrative.

The work is built in oil and natural pigments on canvas, its surface layered and tactile. Natural pigments introduce irregularity and depth, reinforcing the tie to impermanence, while the oil lets the composition develop slowly and stay permeable. At 100 by 85 centimeters, the painting holds a quiet, grounded presence that opens up under sustained attention.

Oil and natural pigments on canvas · 2025 · 100 × 85 cm (39.4 × 33.5 in) · Unique · Ships mounted on a professional wooden frame · Certificate of authenticity included.