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Katie Eleanor
Blue grey watercolour Print of Male as Daphne with Flowers as Marble Sculpture

2019

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Hand-coloured portrait of nymph Daphne, immobilised in marble, as she is transformed into a laurel tree. Birthed in Greek Mythology, Daphne is associated with bodies of freshwater and is an unwilling object of the god Apollo's desire. Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux's 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls). Print information: Original title: DAPHNE, 2019 by Katie Eleanor Archival Giclée Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art (100% Cotton) paper, Hand coloured by the Artist 27.5 x 40.5 cm Simple exhibition frame included (hand painted oak wood frame with a white spacer and antireflective Art Glass) - other option also available upon request; can be shipped unframed if preferable This print is unique print due to artistic process of hand colouring and any future edition would vary Series: The Sialia Marbles Signed and dated on verso
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