Abstract oil painting with deep midnight blues and gold floral forms on large canvas

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Midnight Bloom #3

Oil on canvas · 2025

Available120×90cm

A study in restrained bloom — layered oil glazes build a floral burst suspended in deep indigo, referencing the artist's recurring motif of growth pushing through industrial darkness.

Excellent condition

Framed — Floating in a black walnut frame, ready to hang.

Exhibition History

Jun 2025Meridian Gallery, New Yorkself-reported — Included in the summer group show "Growth Under Pressure".

84712,400

Owned by

Private collection

Provenance

1 owner since

Made by Nova Chen
unverified
14 March 2025
Completed in the Shanghai studio after four months of layered glazing.
Shown at Meridian Gallery, New York
unverified
2 June 2025
Included in the summer group show "Growth Under Pressure".
Authenticated
20 June 2025
Certificate of authenticity issued and signed by the artist.
Nova Chen → Private collection
11 July 2025
Sold through Trace with funds held in escrow until delivery was confirmed.

Export provenance report

Whenever this piece is resold on Trace, Nova Chen receives 5% of the new price. It comes out of the seller's proceeds, and it follows the work for as long as it keeps changing hands.

Entries marked unverified were reported by the artist or owner and predate this piece arriving on Trace. Everything that happens here from now on is recorded as it occurs.

Comments

Owen MarshEarly Backer2d ago

The texture on this one is incredible in person — the photos barely capture it.

Theo Bloom5h ago

Would love to see this in a group show. The composition is striking.