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Where the Water Keeps Us
A red-masked figure stands chest-deep in endless blue while an enigmatic black cat rests across his shoulders—a surreal meditation on companionship, burden, trust and the things that follow us below the surface.
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Selected: Framed Canvas — 70 × 100 cm, Black Frame
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Room-fit note
A considered focal point
Its vertical composition adds height without taking over the whole wall.
A room anchor
Made to hold its own above a sofa, bed, sideboard, or dining bench.
Black · gallery-style floating edge
A crisp floating edge that gives the artwork a clean architectural boundary. Especially strong with graphic, monochrome, contemporary, and high-contrast pieces.
Finish previews are representative. Screen colour, lighting, and natural grain can vary slightly.
Made just for you
Your artwork is prepared after you order, securely packaged, and sent with tracking.
Made to order
About 5 production days
8–17 days total
Estimates vary by destination, customs, and carrier availability.
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Tracked delivery
14-day returns
Protective packaging
The feeling in the room
A red-masked figure stands chest-deep in endless blue while an enigmatic black cat rests across his shoulders—a surreal meditation on companionship, burden, trust and the things that follow us below the surface.
Behind the artwork
A piece with something to say.
They entered the water without discussing how far they intended to go. The gentleman kept his suit on. The cat chose his shoulders. Neither looked back.
Where the Water Keeps Us places two familiar figures inside an unfamiliar stillness. A sharply dressed, red-masked man stands in deep blue water with a smiling black cat draped across his shoulders. Neither appears to struggle. Instead, they meet the viewer with the strange calm of travellers who have already accepted the journey.
The water can be read as memory, uncertainty or emotional depth; the cat as companion, instinct, shadow or guardian. Their closeness turns an uncanny scene into something tender. Vast negative space amplifies the solitude, while the small red-and-black figures give the composition its unforgettable pulse.
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Perhaps the cat is being carried. Perhaps it is guiding him. The painting never decides which, and that uncertainty is where its story lives.
Its marine blue, black and oxblood palette makes this portrait especially striking in a private library, executive office, music studio, sophisticated living room or boutique-hotel interior.
Produced to order as a framed canvas, it is offered in Black or Pure Gold floating-frame finishes. Each order is securely packed and dispatched with fast, trackable FedEx delivery to supported destinations. Pigmentia also accepts personalized painting requests based on a photograph, memory or original idea.
Craftsmanship
Materials & Production
Each artwork is prepared after you order in the format, size, and frame you select. Final material and finish details are confirmed against the chosen product configuration before production.
Canvas
A textured canvas presentation supplied ready to display
Framed Canvas
Canvas with a floating frame. Available finishes, materials, and profile widths are shown with each frame choice
Prepared with Care
Produced to order in the format, size, and frame shown in your order summary
Damage Support
If an order arrives damaged, contact us within 48 hours with photographs so we can review it promptly.
Tracked Delivery
Tracking information is sent by email when the finished artwork is dispatched.
Custom Sizes
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Framed Canvas — 70 × 100 cm, Black Frame
€240€192