Chez la Marchande de Pavots Size:M - 50 x 70cm the faintest rose at the

the faintest rose at the waterline

runners and calyx detailed with the same care given to the primary specimen

lasting detail

rendering marigold blooms and curling stems in cool indigo and slate tones that give the familiar repeat pattern an unexpected stillness

flat colour

Chez la Marchande de Pavots Size:M - 50 x 70cm the faintest rose at theGeorge Barbier conjured a world of languid luxury in this illustration a flower seller's stall rendered in the opulent visual language of 1910s Paris. Figures move through the scene with theatrical grace, their clothing and postures performing a kind of slow choreography. Barbier's signature palette rich ochres, deep greens, precise outlines frames the composition with the confidence of someone who understood that decoration, when done with