Untitled (Forest Scene) (2013)

Artist: Nicolas Party (Swiss, born 1980)
Title: Untitled (Forest Scene)
Year: 2013
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 18 × 13 cm
Signature: Signed on the reverse
Condition: Excellent condition overall
Framing: Acrylic framed

Description

Untitled (Forest Scene) (2013) is a delicate and vibrant watercolor on paper by Nicolas Party, an artist internationally acclaimed for his distinctive use of color, simplified forms, and dreamlike landscapes. Created early in Party’s career, this intimate work already reflects the visual language that would later define his larger-scale pastels, murals, and paintings.

The composition presents a stylised nocturnal forest scene, where boldly colored trees and foliage emerge against a dark background punctuated by a crescent moon. The contrast between saturated hues and simplified shapes creates a sense of quiet surrealism, characteristic of Party’s approach to landscape as an emotional and psychological space rather than a naturalistic depiction.

Signed on the reverse, the work is unique and executed in watercolor, a medium that enhances its immediacy and intimacy. Presented in an acrylic frame and preserved in excellent condition, this piece offers collectors a rare opportunity to acquire an early, highly refined work on paper by Nicolas Party.

An ideal acquisition for collectors of contemporary figurative painting, works on paper, and artists associated with the renewal of pastel and landscape traditions.