My Friends Are Gone... 1928

 Artist:
Raleinn

Medium / Dimensions:
Watercolor on paper, approx. 16 × 20 inches

Style / Subject:
Contemporary Figurative / Surreal Expressionism

Provenance / Legacy:
Vaulted for decades and recently unearthed, this work is believed to be by an anonymous master who never sold in his lifetime. One-of-one, it exemplifies the artist’s ability to capture transient human emotion and decay, preserving a moment suspended between collapse and eternity.

Description:
A lone figure, half clown, half ghost, bows in defiance beneath a field of yellowed decay. Graphite and charcoal, smeared and erased, render the instant between surrender and persistence. A paint bucket, a brush, and a scarred wall become emblems of vibrancy surrendered to time. The warped, stained paper itself carries the weight of history, making the work a living testament to impermanence and resilience.

Lot: 23

Estimate: $3,000,000