Lion - Original Painting

Lion is an original painting by Noah Xaver Pfister. Built through rapid, layered mark-making, the work brings a recognisable form into focus through accumulation rather than outline.

The image resolves into a frontal lion’s face, held together by intersecting strokes of colour and rhythm. The figure is not rendered smoothly, but assembled from directional fragments that give the surface a sense of tension and immediacy. Expression emerges through movement, density, and contrast rather than fine detail.

The painting balances recognisability with abstraction, allowing the subject to remain forceful without becoming illustrative. From a distance, the form reads clearly; up close, it dissolves back into gesture, colour, and structure.

This is a one-of-one original work.

Details

• Title: Lion

• Artist: Noah Xaver Pfister

• Year: 2025

• Medium: Acrylic on canvas

• Dimensions: 61 x 51 x 4 cm

• Signature: Signed

• Framing: Unframed

• Edition: Unique, one-of-one original