Lot 5027

Match Set Point, 2026

By Kristen Coates

24"H × 36"W

Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas

Signed and titled on reverse

Gallery Value: $2,800

Auction Estimate: $1,800–2,400

Opening Bid

$280

This lot has a reserve.

Description

Built through sweeping gestures and layered passages of blue, Match Set Point explores rhythm, movement, and the split-second decisions that shift everything. Curving forms circle the canvas before resolving into moments of calm, creating a composition that feels both instinctive and deliberate.

Although the palette is unmistakably coastal, this painting isn't about a place as much as a state of mind. There is energy here, but it is focused rather than frantic—a confidence that comes from knowing when to push forward and when to hold back.

The title borrows from the language of tennis, that singular moment when everything has led to one decisive point. Like the game itself, the painting balances precision with spontaneity, allowing each mark to respond to the one before it until the composition finds its own equilibrium.

The horizontal format makes it particularly versatile, equally at home above a console, sofa, bed, or dining sideboard, where its movement and layered blues bring both calm and vitality to a room.

Details

• Artist: Kristen Coates
• Title: Match Set Point
• Year: 2026
• Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
• 24"H × 36"W
• Signed and titled on reverse
• Excellent condition