detail - the girl who turned on her own canvas - oil painting
Egmont Hartwig’s paintings include still life, portraiture, and landscape, executed in oil on canvas. His work is characterised by a restrained, baroque-inspired use of light and a focus on atmosphere, materiality, and presence. Worn and damaged walls frequently appear in his compositions, creating a visual language that connects classical painting traditions with contemporary environments.
Working within the tradition of figurative painting, Egmont Hartwig also develops contemporary vanitas still-life paintings that reflect on transience, memory, and nuanced tension. His work positions itself between historical realism and contemporary art, bringing classical oil painting into dialogue with modern life.
As a painter based in Austria, Hartwig’s practice engages with both European painting traditions and current figurative art discourse.