Worker with Baby on Back

A figure carries a child on their back, rendered through gestural mark-making that oscillates between representation and abstraction. The composition employs vigorous black lines and organic forms against a cream ground, with passages of muted green suggesting environment or textile. The work balances figuration with expressive, almost calligraphic gesture, creating an intimate yet unsettled psychological space. Niemann’s practice, rooted in decades of disciplined observation and daily artistic engagement, finds here a compressed, concentrated form.