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ANNE BRENNER

PAINTING

The Vegetal Body

In these paintings, bodies take their place among plants. The painterly gesture reveals a figure and blends it into the vegetation. This interaction between the body and its surroundings suggests a relationship in which each seems to respond to and influence the other.

The Fern Trail, 2026, by Anne Brenner. Acrylic and oil diptych showing a figure walking among large ferns and blue woodland.

The Fern Trail, 2026. Diptych, acrylic and oil on canvas, 146 × 194 cm.

TreeBoy, 2024, by Anne Brenner. Oil painting of a human figure merging with tree branches and pale blue foliage.

TreeBoy, 2024. Oil on canvas, 146 × 114 cm.

Above Us Only Sky, 2025, by Anne Brenner. Oil portrait in warm brown tones, with pink petals crossing the face and torso.

Above Us Only Sky, 2025. Oil on canvas, 35 × 27 cm.

The Crossing, 2024, by Anne Brenner. Oil painting of a figure in profile whose torso merges with green, blue and white foliage.

The Crossing, 2024. Oil on canvas, 130 × 97 cm.

After the Dance, 2023, by Anne Brenner. Oil painting of a standing figure among red flowers and yellow foliage against a blue background.

After the Dance, 2023. Oil on canvas, 146 × 97 cm.

Through The Blue Summer Days, 2025, by Anne Brenner. Oil painting of a seated torso interwoven with blue flowers and red foliage.
Just a Breath, 2024, by Anne Brenner. Oil diptych with dense green leaves, tall stems and clusters of pink and yellow flowers.

Just a Breath, 2024. Diptych, oil on canvas, 146 × 178 cm.

Through The Blue Summer Days, 2025. Oil on canvas, 100 × 81 cm.

At That Moment, He Would Remember His Dream, 2026, by Anne Brenner. Oil painting of a reclining figure with closed eyes among red flowers.
Almost Out of Memory, 2025, by Anne Brenner. Oil painting of a reclining figure, one arm over the forehead, merging with broad green leaves.

Almost Out of Memory, 2025. Oil on canvas, 97 × 130 cm.

At That Moment, He Would Remember His Dream, 2026. Oil on canvas, 73 × 92 cm.

Islands of Light Are Swimming on the Trees, 2025, by Anne Brenner. Oil painting of a figure beside a mottled tree trunk, face and shirt merging with leaves.

Islands of Light Are Swimming on the Trees, 2025. Oil on canvas, 97 × 130 cm.

PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY

In the exhibition space

The installation view conveys the scale of the canvases and their presence in the gallery.

Paintings from The Vegetal Body by Anne Brenner installed at La Lune en Parachute, Épinal, in 2025.

2025. La Lune en Parachute Contemporary Art Space, Épinal

© 2026 Anne Brenner

©2025 Anne Brenner

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