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Xanthe and Balios (2016)Mixed-media painting
by Benedicte Gele
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Original artwork description
Art painting of Xanthe & Balios from the painting of Henri Regnault.
"Balius (Balios, possibly "dappled") and Xanthus (Xanthos, "blonde") were, according to Greek mythology, two immortal horses, the offspring of the harpy Podarge and the West wind, Zephyrus; following another tradition, their father was Zeus."
::: Medium: watercolor, black chalk and gesso on paper on canvas (without frame), finished with a varnish, signed on front, sent rolled in a tube. Painting done on stretcher but I remove it for the sending to reduce cost.
::: Size: 23.6 x 23.6 in / 60 x 60 cm
::: Year: 2016
Materials used:
watercolor, black chalk, gesso
Details:
- Mixed-media painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60 x 60 x 0.1cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#men#equine art#legend#mythology#horse art#achilled#horse painting#horse drawing#equestrian artist#baroque horse#horse legend#automedon
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Original artwork description
Art painting of Xanthe & Balios from the painting of Henri Regnault.
"Balius (Balios, possibly "dappled") and Xanthus (Xanthos, "blonde") were, according to Greek mythology, two immortal horses, the offspring of the harpy Podarge and the West wind, Zephyrus; following another tradition, their father was Zeus."
::: Medium: watercolor, black chalk and gesso on paper on canvas (without frame), finished with a varnish, signed on front, sent rolled in a tube. Painting done on stretcher but I remove it for the sending to reduce cost.
::: Size: 23.6 x 23.6 in / 60 x 60 cm
::: Year: 2016
Materials used:
watercolor, black chalk, gesso
Details:
- Mixed-media painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60 x 60 x 0.1cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#men#equine art#legend#mythology#horse art#achilled#horse painting#horse drawing#equestrian artist#baroque horse#horse legend#automedon
Benedicte Gele
France
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For Bénédicte Gelé, painting horses has never been about representation. What drives her is what the animal brings to light: raw emotion, inhabited silence, inner resonance. The horse becomes a... Read more