Original screenprint, numbered and signed. Completely framed with acid-free cardboard with spacer and museum glass, dustproof finish.

Thomas Junghans’ print Lying Nude is a fascinating interplay of reduction and abstraction, in which the theme of the classical nude is translated into a non-figurative formal language. The color scheme, characterized by shades of grey and stone grey, lends the work a calm, almost meditative aura. The deliberately muted color palette creates an atmosphere of restraint that draws the eye to the subtle textures and flowing lines.

Although the title Reclining Nude suggests a classical depiction, Junghans breaks with traditional expectations. Instead of clear contours and anatomical precision, he works with layering, shadows and organic forms that are only vaguely reminiscent of the human form. The lines, soft and at the same time fragmentary, suggest movements that oscillate between pausing and dissolving. The “nude” seems less like a physical expression and more like an emotional landscape – an area of calm, stillness and perhaps also of the unfinished.

By dispensing with clear figuration, Junghans shifts the focus to the effect of light and structure. The grey color gradations create depth and lend the work a sculptural quality, as if the surface of the print were a kind of stony space in which the nude “rests”. This stone-grey color scheme is also reminiscent of classical materials such as marble or concrete, which in their timelessness play with the idea of duration and transience.

Reclining Nude shows how Junghans interprets the traditional art of the nude in a modern way: He reduces the figure to the essentials and at the same time opens up the space for individual interpretation. The print appears introspective and quiet, a silent homage to the human form without showing it explicitly. What remains is the impression of an abstract beauty that cannot be fully deciphered, which is precisely where its fascination lies. Junghans invites the viewer to discover their own thoughts, emotions and associations in the flowing shades of gray and indeterminate forms.