Abandoned places - There is beauty in looking
 
Images of heads – and of women predominantly – stem from Marie-Louise's interest in early Florentine portraiture. Inspiration has been drawn from the works of Baldvinetti, Ghirlandaio, Pisano, and Piero dello Francesco whose subjects sometimes seem otherworldly in their awkward beauty; and yet, we see these faces all around us in our world; even if we do not immediately see that they are beautiful.
Backgrounds and backdrops in those Florentine portraits were often formal interiors, or expansive Tuscan landscapes; Marie-Louise chooses to render these more simply; using abstractions inspired by the colours and tones of Gustav Klimt's later works.
 
 
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Lily's new hat
Lily's new hat

Lily's new hat

etching and embossing

Fabriano paper 50 x 40 cm approx €300 unframed

Charlotte
Charlotte

Charlotte

etching, embossing and metallic pigment

Fabriano paper 50 x 40 cm approx €300 unframed

Veil
Veil

Veil

etching

white pigment on black Armetruda 30 x 25 cm approx €225

Venetia
Venetia

Venetia

etching, embossing and metallic pigment

55 x 45 cm approx €300 unframed

Clarissa
Clarissa

Etching and Embossing

50 x 35cm

Dream III
Dream III

Etching

12 x 12cm

 

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