{"product_id":"sweet-peas-by-flowers-mountains-etc","title":"SWEET PEAS FROM FLOWERS, MOUNTAINS, ETC","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a gorgeously painted picture of a jug of sweet peas by the artist Vivian D. Ryan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated by Vivian in the 1920s (or possibly 30s), is is beautifully observed and confidently painted with thick swirls of oil paint creating petals with a strong, tactile presence. The sensitivity to texture, light and hue that is shown in this impressive piece is perhaps linked to the fact that Vivian was deaf and non-verbal. Although the subject matter that he chose was rarely radical (still life studies and landscapes), his abilities as a painter were extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObvious similarities can be seen to the floral works of William Nicholson and even to Edouard Manet, who both showed such a facility for applying paint and capturing the physical presence of flowers and the impact of light upon them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA label on the rear shows that this painting was exhibited the Beaux Arts Gallery, one of the most important London galleries of the 20th century. Founded in Mayfair in the early 1920s by Frederick Lessore, and later run by Helen Lessore, it is well known for nurturing the careers of artists such as Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach and Euan Uglow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FLOWERS, MOUNTAINS, ETC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55375210348886,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0859\/1445\/2310\/files\/flowersmountainsetc-sweetpeas-1.png?v=1789447526","url":"https:\/\/the-salon.com\/products\/sweet-peas-by-flowers-mountains-etc","provider":"SALON","version":"1.0","type":"link"}