Josephine: Keepsake Versailles miniature portrait

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By Helen Gørrill
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

5.09 × 5.09 × 1 cm

Materials:

Collage and graphite on artist’s print (archival etching paper), each one carefully hand embellished with graphite, collage and MAC and so becomes an original work of art as each one is slightly different and absolutely unique. Framed in exquisite miniature hand-made antique brass frames, each one strung with a different antique sari tie.

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Small
2017
Signed on Front
Ready to display
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Small is beautiful: exquisite miniature Marie Antoinette cohort portraits from Studio Gørrill set in tiny hand-made antique brass frames, each one strung with a different antique sari tie. According to Homes & Antiques, from the beginning, miniatures were thought of as intimate, handheld, often portable objects, only designed to be seen by three pairs of eyes – the artist, patron and sitter, and used to facilitate and celebrate marriages, commemorate births and mourn the dead. Easy to transport, they were the perfect accessories for secret political intrigues and love affairs. During the 18th century, for example, men would wear miniatures disguised as pocket watches, often hiding the portrait of a mistress inside. All the best things come in small packages! These highly collectible Parisiennes look fabulous hung alone as an intriguing piece, or as a collection of the set of Versailles miniatures (see images), or amongst the other miniature works in the new series of Marie Antoinette contemporary urban collage limited edition full-length miniatures (also pictured). Every image is carefully hand embellished with graphite, collage and MAC and so becomes an original work of art as each one is slightly different and absolutely unique. This is a great opportunity to own an original piece of art for under £100, a fantastic opportunity to start or add to your art collection. Each miniature portrait is monogrammed on the front, and signed/titled on the rear. Miniature works create intrigue because the viewer has to move very close to the piece in order to see what it is, thus enhancing intimate engagement with the artwork in a way that you wouldn’t necessarily get with a larger piece that has more direct and obvious impact. Helen Gorrill’s work is underpinned by a PhD in contemporary British painting research, and she is one of only four UK artists (alongside Tracey Emin) to be selected for the Sackler Center digital archive at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. She is currently writing a new book on contemporary painting to be published by I.B. Tauris in 2018, and works with the new generation of paint (collage, graffiti, pigment) having founded the new contemporary urban collage movement in 2015. The artist has created this work in response to a recent Paris residency, and further pieces will be added to the collection as the work progresses.

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