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Glacial

Paintings by Bela Bertram: black textures, torn shapes and white strokes that read like ice, horizons and surf.

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Black horizon band under a pale cloudy sky, painting
Nigrum Montis (2017)
Dark textured surface fading from black to grey, abstract painting
Untitled (2019)
Black canvas with white surf-like strokes along the bottom edge
Styx (2019)
Swirling white gestural brushstrokes on a black ground
Motus (2018)
artistBela Bertram

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