Description
Oil and graphite on canvas.
Edition: Unique, Unframed.
McCagg's work is informed and influenced by formal elements such as line and space, which provide an underlying aesthetic vocabulary for her compositions.
Xanda McCagg is an American abstract artist who lives and works in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.
A classically trained painter, she has evolved into a style that abandons figuration in search of evoking the human essence.
McCagg creates her abstract compositions using a mixture of oil, graphite and collage. Although she began her practice as a figurative painter, she has abandoned the figure in search of more intimate portrayals of the human essence. Nonetheless, her work is informed and influenced by formal elements such as line and space, which provide an underlying aesthetic vocabulary for her compositions.
Integral to her process is an exploration of the small and large ways relationships can "shift." Through the expressive layering of thin and impasto color, and delicate and rough-hewn lines, McCagg works to articulate these often-subtle evolutions. Rather than planning precisely where her composition will lead her, she intuits throughout her process the minimum amount needed to manifest the essence of what she calls "the fine line between perception and imagination of these relationships."
Condition:
Imperfections: No Imperfections
Condition Notes: New
Origin:
United States
Creator:
Artist: Xanda McCagg
Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Graphite, Oil Paint
Details:
Art Subjects: Abstract
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Not Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Edition: Unique, Unframed.
McCagg's work is informed and influenced by formal elements such as line and space, which provide an underlying aesthetic vocabulary for her compositions.
Xanda McCagg is an American abstract artist who lives and works in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.
A classically trained painter, she has evolved into a style that abandons figuration in search of evoking the human essence.
McCagg creates her abstract compositions using a mixture of oil, graphite and collage. Although she began her practice as a figurative painter, she has abandoned the figure in search of more intimate portrayals of the human essence. Nonetheless, her work is informed and influenced by formal elements such as line and space, which provide an underlying aesthetic vocabulary for her compositions.
Integral to her process is an exploration of the small and large ways relationships can "shift." Through the expressive layering of thin and impasto color, and delicate and rough-hewn lines, McCagg works to articulate these often-subtle evolutions. Rather than planning precisely where her composition will lead her, she intuits throughout her process the minimum amount needed to manifest the essence of what she calls "the fine line between perception and imagination of these relationships."
Condition:
Imperfections: No Imperfections
Condition Notes: New
Origin:
United States
Creator:
Artist: Xanda McCagg
Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Graphite, Oil Paint
Details:
Art Subjects: Abstract
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Not Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Condition
No Imperfections; New
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
12 x 12 x 0.1 in
Contemporary Abstract Oil and Graphite on Canvas Paiting "Holding Thought" by Xanda McCagg
Estimate $1,400-$2,250
Starting Price
$700
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Timeless Autumn Antiques
Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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