The Invisible Enemy by Violette Thibodeaux - 70cm x 70cm

"This is figurative painting at its peak. The light comes from above, like in a cathedral—or a slaughterhouse. This boxer, seen from behind, alone in the center of the ring, has no visible opponent: he is fighting the darkness itself. The brushwork is both virtuosic and violent; the muscles are sculpted in the paint like Sargent meeting Manet. The red ropes are the only warm color; they literally bleed in the black. It is a work that speaks of solitude as much as of combat."