Abstract watercolour and charcoal painting by Inta Celmina, 1980s, Latvia

– country: Latvia. – artist: Inta Celmina (1946) – technique: watercolours, mixed media, charcoal on textured paper. – style: abstract, expressionist. – year: 1980s. – colours: black, magenta, purple, green, grey. – format: rectangular, vertical. – artwork size: width: 39cm|height: 49cm. – frame size: width: 42cm|height: 52cm|depth: 3cm. – framed in a off-white passe-partout under glass in a black wooden frame. – condition: good vintage condition with little signs of wear. Inta Celmiņa belongs to the first postwar generation of Latvian avant-garde painters, who came onto the art scene in the mid-1970s; these were artists who began to uncover opportunities for expression in painting. The subject matter of Celmiņa artwork is very rich in various interpretations of the atmosphere. In her means of expression she is purposeful and laconic. The visible shapes she depicts as a sign or symbol and usually chooses large formats, thus exposing the colouring of the work to its inner structure. Texture and brushwork has significant meaning in her creative work.