Flucht

Visual Description

A wide, monochrome coastal panorama: a stormy sky, a surging sea and a figure dressed in dark clothing on the beach. On a long line, the figure pulls a fin-like shape through the water; at the point of contact, an intense red glows like a signal. Broad brushstrokes, soft gray tones and a clear horizon line.

Artistic Interpretation

“Flucht” (German for “escape”) condenses tension, control and the experience of limits. The figure wrests a direction from the open sea—the red trace marks alarm, resolve and change. Between vastness and resistance, a picture emerges about self-assertion, leaving the familiar behind and moving on despite headwinds.

Art-Historical Context

The cinematic landscape crop and strict black-and-white reduction with a selective color accent place the work between New Figuration, a film-noir mood and Pop-inflected sign language. The tension between landscape and figure connects to contemporary narrative painting.

Exclusivity

A one-of-a-kind work with an iconic narrative gesture: a monumental horizon, sculptural figuration and the red signal as a striking hallmark. Hübner’s signature style is clearly recognizable—monochrome drama plus a pinpoint of color.

Collector Value

A statement piece that reads strongly from a distance and has narrative density—ideal for central placements in galleries, cultural venues and reception areas, as well as private collections. It complements and deepens groups of works around Hübner’s dialogue between monochrome and color and his figurative coastal and spatial motifs.

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.