Enigma - The Cat Knows Why

The Cat Knows Why They always asked why I smile. Ask the cat: he has known since 1503 and tells no one. I left the misty hills to Leonardo and took a midnight kimono instead, its sash painted with green leaves, a white butterfly resting where my veil once sat. Magnolias bloom at my knees, pale as old varnish. My hands stay folded; some habits outlive the Renaissance. The window is bright, the room is dark, and I remain the most patient woman in art history. -- Dimensions: 100 x 75 x 2.5 cm -- Mounting: Professionally hand-stretched on a wooden chassis. -- Framing: None (no external frame); painted edges ready for display. -- Medium: Premium artists' oil colors on fine canvas. -- Style: Psychological Surrealism with a smooth brush texture. -- Authentication: Signed 'Enigma' on reverse with title and year. -- Condition: Pristine; dispatched from studio-affiliated workshop. -- COA: Hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity included. -- Shipping: Custom protective packaging; Catawiki Smart Shipping with full tracking and insurance. UK SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE. we cannot ship to the United Kingdom, as parcels are too often lost or returned. Presentation images: the room settings in the presentation images are digitally created for display purposes and are not part of the artwork. The artwork is a one-of-a-kind painting on canvas, painted entirely by hand. About the Artist Enigma is an Italian surrealist working across dream, disruption, and wit - never settling into one mood or one way of seeing. Some paintings are quiet and symbolic, others catch a moment coming apart mid-motion, others turn a playful, knowing eye on art history itself. What unites the work isn't a single style but a single instinct: reality treated as something soft enough to bend, fracture, or reimagine - rendered always in smooth, luminous brushwork and bold, contrasting color. Every canvas is one of a kind, never repeated.

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