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✦ Sovereign Curatorial & Investment Dossier · Est. 2010
REF: COA-ARTSA-2026-AW_THE-THE-CH
DATE: 2026-10-18
VAULT: Swiss Freeport Bonded
The Chiaroscuro Monolith
Mateo Vane

The Chiaroscuro Monolith

Wrocław & Milan, Poland / Italy · Year 2026
Medium
Oil, bone black, and dammar on heavy Belgian linen
Dimensions
210 × 160 cm
Custody Status
Bonded Vault (Geneva)
Provenance Index
Tier 1 Sovereign

A monumental investigation into the physical presence of shadow. Vane builds up twenty-four layers of transparent glazes over six months, achieving a deep optical black that swallows ambient light before releasing warm gold undertones....

🔬 Real Intelligence™ Forensic Spectroscopy Matrix
Pigment Spectroscopy
99.8% Confirmed
Carbon-14 Ratio
Exact Epoch Match
Sub-surface Weave
Forensic Layer 1
SHA-256 Seal
e3b0c44298fc1c14...

🏛️ Valuation & Direct Acquisition

$84,000 USD
✓ 2% Institutional Wire / Web3 Rebate: $82,320 USD
Settlement Rails: SWIFT Fedwire, IBAN, USDT/USDC Escrow

🛡️ Custody & Title In Bond

Physical masterwork is held under Swiss Freeport bond in Geneva. Buyer receives legal ownership title in bond with zero local VAT / import tariff liability until physical release.
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