Collection · 96 prints
Figures in Blue
The Princesse de Broglie in her blue satin, the girl with the pearl earring, Modigliani's young woman in blue, Cézanne's wife, van Gogh's own face against a blue ground, Matisse's Icarus. Blue makes a figure calm, distant, a little sad, and painters have known it for four hundred years. All chosen by hand, with free shipping and import duties covered.
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Note: Framed prints require slightly longer production time
A woman in a blue-green robe patterned with gold stands in profile to the left, eyes closed, breathing in the scent of a pink rose she holds to her face. Her other hand rests on the wall among the rose stems. Her auburn hair is gathered at the nape and threaded with pearls. Behind her a tiled wall leads to a white building with arched openings under a red roof, dark trees rise at the upper left, and a terracotta pot stands on a ledge at the right.
John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) was an English painter working in a Pre-Raphaelite and classical Symbolist style. Born in Rome to English painter parents, he trained at the Royal Academy Schools from 1871 and exhibited at the Royal Academy's summer show almost every year from 1874 to 1916, becoming a full Academician in 1895. He painted subjects from mythology and Arthurian and Tennysonian literature, including three versions of The Lady of Shalott and Hylas and the Nymphs (1896). His paintings are held by Tate, Manchester Art Gallery and Leeds Art Gallery.
Each print is a giclée, printed to order. Unframed prints are made on Hahnemühle German Etching, a 310gsm matte fine-art paper. Framed prints are printed on 200gsm matte fine-art paper and arrive in a handmade solid-wood frame with low-reflection glazing, ready to hang. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.
