Mother and Child

This intimate composition presents two figures in close proximity, their forms rendered through gestural mark-making and layered application of pigment. The work employs a predominantly cool palette of purples and blacks, with warmer tones emerging beneath, creating visual depth and emotional resonance. The artist’s expressionistic approach prioritises emotional truth over representational precision, a characteristic that emerges from Niemann’s self-taught practice of studying and sketching master works to develop his distinctive visual language.