"Grand Overture in Green" Monumental Acrylic & Oil Pastel Painting 72"x108"

"Grand Overture in Green", 2026, 72" H x 108" W. "Grand Overture in Green" is a monumental contemporary abstract painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Frederic, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, the New York Times, Traditional Home, Veranda Magazine, Luxe Interiors, and in Introspective Magazine, among others.) This large-scale work explores movement, rhythm, and atmosphere through a sophisticated palette of moss, olive, and soft celadon greens.

Created with acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal, and pencil on canvas, the composition is built through successive layers of mark-making, erasure, and revision. Sweeping gestures move across the surface alongside delicate graphic pencil lines, creating a visual language that feels both spontaneous and architectural.

The title draws inspiration from music. Like an overture, the painting introduces themes that emerge, recede, and evolve over time. Areas of rich, saturated green are balanced by luminous passages of white and soft celadon, allowing the composition to possess both energy and restraint.

The palette was developed from layers of green oxide and yellow oxide pigments softened with whites, resulting in a nuanced range of greens that feel simultaneously contemporary and timeless. The painting's scale allows it to serve as a dramatic focal point within a room while maintaining a quiet elegance that complements both traditional and modern interiors.

Professionally framed in a custom white oak floater frame.

Karina Gentinetta's vast and audacious canvases are inspired by her home city of New Orleans. A litigator for thirteen years, Gentinetta found herself at a crossroads after losing her family home and the majority of her possessions during Hurricane Katrina. Turning to art and design for solace, the self-taught artist was inspired to leave her law practice to pursue her creative passions in the shocking aftermath of the storm.

Redolent of the shattered landscape of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Gentinetta’s paintings evoke the broken frames of flooded homes and the city's devastated infrastructure. Downed telephone lines, random piles of debris and condemned buildings are all present in the thick brushstrokes and intrepid lines that mark each canvas. The artist uses materials that are purposely indicative of construction sites, including wall plaster, varnish and house paint acrylics, imbuing the works with both a subjective symbolism and forceful aesthetic.

Using a monochromatic color scale, the Stark paintings juxtapose opposing sentiments including vulnerability and strength, chaos and balance. The bold, abstract compositions speak to a multiplicity of themes including grief and despair, but above all celebrate the triumph of rebirth and hope over loss and devastation.

Gentinetta’s works have received national and international recognition and have been featured in such publications as The New York Times, Elle Décor, Luxe, Veranda, Traditional Home and More Magazine among others. Most recently, Gentinetta collaborated with RH Modern on a limited edition series which was successfully received and sold out. Her works can be viewed personally at the Gallery at 200 Lex at the New York Design Center in NYC.

Commissions may be requested.