First Love (100 × 150 cm)

First Love
Artist: Michael-Alexander Stoll
100 × 150 cm – acrylic on canvas – original artwork – stretcher depth 3.5 cm

In “First Love”, that very specific moment is captured when the world suddenly becomes smaller and infinitely wide at the same time: when a single glance changes everything, time stumbles for a heartbeat and emotions rush to the surface. The painting translates this charge of first love into a vibrant web of pink, red and violet tones that touches the viewer emotionally without slipping into kitsch. It feels like a visual memory of our own teenage years – intense, warm, alive and yet full of tenderness.

Professional description:
“First Love” is a multi-layered squeegee painting with clearly visible relief structures. Broad, semi-transparent colour fields are overlaid with finer vertical and horizontal lines, creating a rhythmic grid in which countless micro-details are hidden. Between opaque passages and translucent veils, deeper layers appear again and again – from cool violet and blue accents to warm gold and rose nuances.
The paint has been pushed and pulled with such energy that raised ridges, edges and drips have formed, giving the work a strong tactile presence. The composition continues visually over the edges of the 3.5 cm deep stretcher, turning the painting into an object in its own right that reveals new details from different viewing angles.

Colour psychology & spatial impact:
The dominant pink, magenta and raspberry tones stand for openness, vitality and emotional warmth. They are balanced by deeper wine-red and violet layers that lend the work maturity and depth – this is not mere sweetness, but a grown-up reflection on the memory of first love. Fine traces of blue and anthracite create contrast and calm resting points for the eye, while the golden vertical structures act like rays of light breaking through the weave of emotions.
In an interior, “First Love” generates a clear, positive, heart-centred energy: it opens, warms and sets an emotional focus without being overpowering. The vertical format and strong upward movement visually stretch and structure the wall – ideal for giving a space presence while adding softness and humanity.

Recommended placement:
In professional environments, “First Love” is ideal for meeting rooms, executive offices, lounges, reception areas of law and consulting firms, high-end medical or beauty practices, spa areas, boutique hotels and design apartments. It combines a confident contemporary presence with a human, approachable note and creates a strong element of recognition.
In private spaces, the work is particularly well suited for bedrooms, dressing rooms, living rooms or generous hallways, where it can serve as an emotional anchor – a quiet reminder of those moments when life suddenly felt larger than planned.

Price structure and collector value:
With its 100 × 150 cm format, “First Love” belongs to the most collected sizes in contemporary art: large enough to clearly define a room, yet flexible enough for offices, living areas and sophisticated interiors. Its format, depth of layering, worked edges and finely tuned colour dynamics position this painting in the upper segment of mid-size works. Based on its quality, depth and emotional radiance, “First Love” is clearly to be seen as a statement piece within this size category.

The room visualizations shown are for inspiration purposes only. The original artwork may differ in format, proportions, colour rendering and signature; the product photos and details in the artwork description above are decisive.

Sealed with Swiss museum-quality varnish — hand-sprayed in two layers.

Price: €3,200 (gross price)

Notice for business clients
The stated gross price also includes the usage rights to publish the artwork in corporate communications, presentations, online channels and on social media.