The Fire and the Rose
Gretchen Albrecht, Artist
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About the Work
"...And
all
shall
be
well
and
All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flames are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one."
- the last few lines of the final stanza of Little Gidding by poet T.S. Eliot, from which this painting is inspired.
All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flames are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one."
- the last few lines of the final stanza of Little Gidding by poet T.S. Eliot, from which this painting is inspired.
Measurements
1525 x 3050 mm
Media
acrylic on canvas (two panels)
Description
Painting on a semi-hemisphere shaped canvas. Colour fields shaped almost like a rainbow curve around the centre which is bright red, merging into oranges then yellow on the uppermost curved edge. The semi-hemisphere is constructed of two canvases joined at the centre.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased with assistance from the QEII Arts Council, 1986.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
03 Apr 1986