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Beauty and the Beast
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Signed & Numbered Paper Print  |
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Edition Size |
Original Issue Price |
Our Price |
| 31" x 23 5/8" |
1,000 S/N |
$225.00 |
$895.00 |
| Signed & Numbered Canvas Gicleé |
| Image Size: |
Edition Size |
Original Issue Price |
Our Price |
| 23" x 17" |
325 S/N |
$595.00 |
$1,095.00 |
Print Description:
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Thomas Blackshear II is considered to be one of the world's most talented artists because of
his versatility and consummate skill. You may already know him from his award-winning work
on the Heroes of Our Heritage portfolio and posters, and Swan Song, his
first Greenwich Worshop print. Blackshear's lastest creation is
Beauty and the Beast and in it
art lovers will immediately recognize his extraordinary sense of color, style, and design.
"I've always been interested in turn-of-the-century art that combines dreamlike quality
with a strong design," Blackshear says. "I was influenced by both Gustav Klimt and
Maxfield Parrish, so I've always wanted to do their type of romantic, symbolic work.
It has a lasting quality to it."
The symbolism in Blackshear's image includes the butterflies on either side of the
lovers. They represent the metamorphosis that pure love will eventually achieve. The
design of the background, especially, elicits the finest of Klimt. "Klimt's art achieved
both individuality and extreme elegance," Blackshear explains. "Those are part of my
goals, too. Themes of regeneration and love can be found in much of his work, so, in a way, my
interpretation of this classic tale is a homage to him."
Thomas Blackshear's delicate attention to detail gives the finished work a special
radiance, realized in the print with equally precies and beautiful Greenwich Workshop
Creative Impressions styling. Bronzing enhances the flowers and leaves in the background,
the Beast's earring, and the detailing on the characters' garments.
"My version of the classic story about a beauty and a beast shows the union of two very
different people," Blackshear says, "who share only one thing - love." That loves is celebrated in
Thomas Blackshear's sumptuous work.
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