Product Details
Description: Daisies in Franklins Maxims Tankard, limited edition archival quality print.
UNFRAMED PRINT SIZE: 270 x 330mm / 27 x 33cm / 10.6 x 13 inches
FRAMED SIZE: 340 x 400mm / 34 x 40cm / 13.4 x 15.7 inches
Frame options: Oak with mount, White with mount, Black with mount, Putty with mount
Limited Edition of 100
Giclee printed on paper stock: Aquarelle Rag 310gsm.
(The finest quality, archival, acid-free paper. Aquarelle Rag is a beautifully textured paper, similar to that of traditional watercolour. It’s natural white tone highlights the colour intensity of different pigments, including blacks.)
Printed in England
Authentication label on reverse
Please note: Our framers are recognised by the Fine Art Trade Guild for their quality because the custom frames have tightly pinned corners, and are made from precision cut wood in England, made bespoke for each order. All our frames are glazed with our Clarity+ Perspex. It's cut from the highest quality acrylic sheet that's both crystal clear, but also safe and filters out 99% of UV light to protect the artwork.
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FLORAL DISPLAY - THE STORY
Bursting from old cups, bowls and jugs Kate Black’s new collection of floral collages are a wonderful celebration of the seasons, which we have reproduced into a series of archival quality prints.
References are cut and composed within these strikingly bold and vernacular works. From the work of the 18th century artist Mary Delany and her exquisite collaged flora on black backgrounds, to 19th century transferware and the alpine houses of great stately homes, the overall effect is as exciting as finding the first flower of spring.
(Above: Paper Collages by Mary Delany 1700-1788 British Museum)
By cutting collage fragments from life Kate Black recreates the character and atmosphere of the plants and flowers she has been drawn to. A preservation technique that recalls the art of pressing flowers, Kate says that she is ‘interested in prolonging the life of the flower through collage techniques’.
Many containers for these floral arrangements are 19th century transferware ceramics, a classic combination that recalls country dressers, deep window sills and farmhouse tables.
Often within these ceramics, patterns, rural motifs and vignettes combine to help form a narrative within the collages.
“I found that little stories of their own began to emerge within the composition. For example, in the Saxifraga in Cow Tankard collage (above), the cow looks as though it is sheltering beneath a big tree. In the other collages, I enjoy the positioning of the flowers in contrast to patterns and text, like bright fireworks in the sky.”
The results are these wonderfully explosive, wild displays of pansies, cowslips, daisies, Saxifraga, cyclamen and forget-me nots that appear to be growing or moving before our eyes. Bursting from hand painted watercolours of English pottery, there is an eccentricity and joy that is conjured within these works. From these original collages, we have produced a series of archival quality prints.
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