December

Visual Description

On the right side of the picture, a young woman painted in monochrome sits on a chair, turned inward, her face shaded by her hair, the white fabric of her shirt gently modeled. Behind her lies a gray, glazed ground from which fiery bands of orange and red rise from below, with occasional flashes of cool blue-green. Calm figuration meets flickering, gestural fields.

Artistic Interpretation

“December” condenses exhaustion, composure and an inner fire. The posture, between protection and self-absorption, points to the end of a cycle—a pause before the next step. The blazing field translates warmth, resilience and renewal: winter as a threshold at which energy is reorganized.

Art-Historical Context

New Figuration with clear chiaroscuro modeling meets gestural, color-field painting. Cinematic cropping, an open ground and vertical “flames” anchor the work in a contemporary urban and Pop aesthetic with echoes of neo-expressive visual languages.

Exclusivity

A one-of-a-kind work with a distinctive signature: a monochrome figure plus a glowing orange field, a collector-friendly portrait format and a strong use of negative space. The combination of a still posture and a dynamic gesture of color makes it highly recognizable.

Collector Value

A statement piece that reads from a distance and has poetic depth—excellent for central placements in galleries, cultural venues and reception areas, as well as private collections. Ideal for expanding a group of Hübner works around figuration, emotion and the drama of color.

More About the Artist

Matthias Hübner (b. 1976) combines high-contrast black and white with neon/UV color in modern surrealistic realism; people, emotions and open interpretations are at the center, and since 2020 he has been working experimentally again. Early prizes (GDR 1989, Europe 1993) and his selection as a 2025 Teravarna finalist mark his development.

Condition Report

Condition: no visible defects. A detailed condition report is available on request.

Exhibitions

2025: Galerie Tschart, Leipzig, Germany