Title: Melancholy
Year Created: 2004
Medium: Painting - Oil on
stretched canvas
Width: 410 mm
Height: 510 mm
Price: £ Sold (Original)
The original artwork was sold whilst on display at the Head Street Gallery, 1 Head Street, Halstead, Essex CO9 2AT. Tel.: +44 (0) 1787 742705. E mail: information@headstreetgallery.co.uk.
Description:
In her pose, the model is clearly melancholy, expressing a degree of sadness and is pensive as she muses over events, though not necessarily unhappy ones...?
To quote Shakespeare: "She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud, Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought; And, with a green and yellow melancholy, She sat like Patience on a monument, Smiling at grief"
Both the model and the vibrant abstract background are painted entirely with a knife. A high level of contrast is provided and the colours made extremely rich, bold and lustrous, thus creating a very contemporary feel overall.
It's a very dramatic painting that would not look out of place in any location.
Contact myself for more information about this beautiful work of art. Obviously, the quality of the original, sensual, fine art nude figurative oil painting is much better than displayed here, though if you wish to make a closer inspection, please let me know of any specific area you're interested in and I'll e mail a higher resolution image to you.
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