Sleeping Beauty

“Sleeping Beauty”
July 2023

Inspired by the story of the Brothers Grimm, this portrait represents Rosamund in Dornröschen.
Sleeping Beauty sleeps for 100 years surrounded by a rosebush which forms a thick wall of thorns.

In the background we see a green forest that seems to extend semi-transparently into the portrait.
Sleeping Beauty and the forest sleep as one unit pierced by a giant rose stem.
The rose stem and a red petal cover the woman’s face.

The original portrait of the dancer Estelle Reed is taken by the Dutch photographer Paul Citroen, 1931.

The rose stem and petal are vintage images from a 1970s issue of the French magazine ‘Realities’.

Sleeping Beauty was part of the ‘La Foret des Contes’ exhibition at the Forum Theatre in Fréjus, France in 2024.

Sleeping Beauty is a mixed media composition on canvas.
Transfer, paper collage, pastels, acrylic and oil paint.
The transfer layers are semi transparent, and are enhanced by the paper flowers which highlight the composition.

The artwork is signed, varnished and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
Box framing is optional.

For additional pictures and a preview of the artwork on your wall feel free to contact me.

Shipping costs

$3461

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