oil, canvas, 101 x 71 cm
Signed lower right corner; signed and inscribed on the back.
The composition of the painting alludes to another work by Rafal Olbinski, "United Europe," which appeared on the historic cover of Der Spiegel newspaper in 2004. The artist also produced works on similar themes using the sculpture technique, fusing a handshake with a silhouette of a bull in a single mass of bronze. In this case, the consensus art was about free financial markets and European integration; speaking of the auction painting, it is worth noting another symbolic aspect - the harmony of human civilization and nature. The optimistic overtone of the work is characteristic of Olbinski's work, although not so obvious, considering the Polish art scene.
