Original artwork description:

"Opulent Misery" is a square acrylic painting on cotton canvas stretched over wood.

This dark yet luminous painting symbolizes the courage of a mother working in the fields with her baby on her back. In stark contrast, the woman's emaciated, grayish face evokes misery, while her red-gold tunic with its colorful Klimt-like geometric motifs represents wealth, starting with that of unconditional maternal love.

As for the baby, his grave countenance evokes an old soul accustomed to the trials and tribulations of life, abandoned to the warm comfort of his clothes and his mother's back.

The square format adds to the work's symbolism, evoking life and earthly toil as much as the perfection of geometric proportions.

Canvas displayed in a black wooden American crate frame.

Canvas alone dimensions : 30 x 30 x 1,5 cm
Dimensions with frame : 36 x 36 cm x 3 cm

Materials used:

cotton canvas on wood, acrylic paint

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