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Elvic Steele1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Flower Thoinasina"circa 1960's
circa 1960's
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Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Flower Thoinasina"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 6 height x 4.5 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate
Description: “Flower Thoinasina” is a surreal and luminous composition that blends botanical imagery with celestial wonder. The painting centers on an abstract, otherworldly flower that radiates in vivid orange, yellow, and green hues. Its circular, glowing bloom appears suspended under a night sky filled with stars, a crescent moon, and swirling forms that evoke tendrils of flame or cosmic energy.
The stem, painted in a striking vermilion red with blue highlights, is rooted in textured, earthy browns that provide a grounded contrast to the flower’s vibrant energy. The curling, translucent leaves ripple outward like waves, hinting at both movement and growth. The artist uses intricate outlines and layered textures to give the piece a dynamic, almost pulsating quality, as if the flower is alive and reaching toward the heavens.
The inclusion of celestial motifs — stars and the moon — enhances the painting’s dreamlike quality, merging the natural world with an imagined cosmic realm. The result is an engaging, fantastical scene that feels both vibrant and mysterious.
This work invites the viewer to consider the intersection of earth and sky, growth and energy, in a visually arresting piece that is both imaginative and symbolic. Perfect for those drawn to art that combines nature and abstraction in a bold and whimsical way.
We have been offering similar works from this collection for years, appreciating the artist’s talent for capturing emotion through abstraction.
We have several similar size works offered for sale here. In this wonderful size format, they offer tremendous interior design capabilities, perhaps being grouped in sets of 2, 4, 8, or even 12!
- Creator:Elvic Steele (1920 - 1997, British)
- Creation Year:circa 1960's
- Dimensions:Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509315564402
Elvic Steele
Elvic Steele was British female artist who grew up in the countryside and developed a lifelong passion for nature. She became an experienced biologist and botanist as well as a keen gardener. Her interpretation of plants in her art, the attention to detail reveals the depth of her knowledge of nature. Steele spent all of her adult life teaching in various schools near her home in Essex. In 1946, she was awarded a sabbatical to attend the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing at Benton End in Suffolk, run by Sir Cedric Morris. It was in Morris' garden at Benton End that she found a great deal of her inspiration and continued studying and painting there until the 1970s. Steele's work was regularly shown at the Colchester Art Society Exhibition and she also had a solo exhibition in 1960 when she was in the Isles of Scilly. On returning to Great Dunmow in Essex in 1963, she took evening classes at the Dunmow Art Group meetings. There, she exhibited in the Art Group's Exhibition and in villages in the district. Whilst living in Royal Leamington Spa (1984-88) she had two solo exhibitions at the Royal Spa Centre and also showed at the Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum. At this time, she also sent a number of paintings to the Benton End Group Exhibition in Essex.
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