ARTWORK HISTORY:
Our family is very much into "the Arts" in all it's forms, from music to art to chinaware and even classic old (quality) technology!
Our focus has always been landscapes, both Australian and New Zealand because we have connections with both countries but over the years our walls have become overcrowded with artworks from our past travels and although we love just about every painting we have, we came across these in our collection and don't even recall why we purchased them! A moment of madness in France (it's a bit like that!)
THE ARTIST:
We have no idea who created these rather interesting "fantasy" shoe (chaussure fantaisie) paintings!
While travelling in France during the 1980's ~ 1990's we picked up a lot of interesting Art Nouveau and these art prints as well.
They are art PRINTS not original watercolours as far as we can tell.
Each painting has its own catalogue number is is marked along the bottom edge as
BCxxx (001,002 or 003)
Copyright 1998 by Editions Au dela des. Limited
Tel: 01 47 70 30 57
SUBJECT OF THE PAINTING:
A Shoe! but not just an ordinary shoe as it has the appearance of being something of a fantasy design. We tried to find any clues in the print at the base but the closest we can come to (French to English) is "Beyond" which I guess is something like a Fantasy.
FANTASY SHOE (Chaussure Fantaisie) - 3 prints of different designs
Watercolour on art paper
Art Print
The art paper used is a textured and it has a framing around the artwork (i.e the paper has two levels)
There are no markings on the rear of the artwork
There are no signatures by the artist
THIS IS NOT A DIGITAL PRINT - the artwork has feathered edges and a texture which for all the world looks like watercolour but it is not.
Artwork measurements: 150mm wide x 98mm high
Art paper measurements: 239mm wide x 180mm high
Each piece is in a resealable plastic sleeve
Artwork is CLEAN
I have visually inspected this artwork very carefully and this artwork is in very good condition with no marks or damage visible at all.
The rear of the art paper has no markings at all, either from the maker or the artist.
Shipping is no problem, they have always been stored flat and if being shipped they will be packed onto stiff backing cardboard to ensure no bends/wrinkles.
