Crosstown
painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Franz Kline
G. Boersma
acrylic on panel
20 x 20 cm | 8 x 8 in
2026
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The woman in this painting is enjoying a painting by Franz Kline from 1955. Crosstown derives its meaning not from depicting a literal street map, but from capturing the raw visual architecture, dynamic movement, and kinetic energy of an urban environment.
Kline famously stated that he did not paint specific physical objects or scenes, but rather the internal feelings and sensory reactions aroused in him by living and looking out at the city. By placing a viewer in front of his work I'm basically doing the same thing in return.
All the best, Gerard
