Florian Krewer

The first book on the New York–based painter whose large-scale canvases portray young figures in charged states of intimacy and vulnerability against the backdrop of contemporary urban life.

Krewer’s raw, emotionally resonant figurative works captured international attention almost immediately after his emergence in the art world. His work is rendered in bold brushwork and shifts between moody and riotous palettes. Krewer’s large-scale paintings often depict youthful figures—frequently male—...