Contraste, 2023 _{An Abstract, Oil on Canvas, Painting}

Signed, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, and ready to hang, this piece combines minimalism with tactile richness.

Three shelves of stylized books stretch across the composition in structured rhythm. Though illegible, these forms act as vessels of memory, silence, and visual order. The palette—strictly black, white, grey, and charcoal—is broken only by rare, purposeful strokes of red, creating tension and focus.

Dumont’s palette knife technique builds thick textures, sculpting the surface and suggesting the physicality of worn spines and time-aged bindings. More than a bookshelf, this is a meditation on presence, pattern, and the quiet architecture of knowledge.

Perfect for libraries, studies, offices, or reception spaces, Contraste merges elegant abstraction with intellectual resonance.