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Honora Jacob
Joan Amid Narcissus Oil Gold Leaf Canvas Figurative 33 x 22 Feminine Figurative

2023

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FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT Joan Amid Narcissus is a new painting by artist Honora Jacob. Also included in the images are two other paintings that were recently completed. Here is an article that goes into detail about her new series of paintings : "The Lexington artist Honora Jacob seems to be taking her place on this continuum in “Myths, Legends and Lore,” a striking set of twelve oil-and-gold-leaf portraits of women of history and legend at the Lexington Art League (LAL) . Like Holbein, she understands the power of the direct, largely straight-on, essentially confrontational gaze. And like Wiley, she appreciates the ability of classic endpaper, wallpaper and textile designs (of the sort associated with William Morris, among others) to convey richness and complexity and add visual interest. (Jacob seems to agree with Georgia O’Keeffe, who once described her art practice as “filling a space in a beautiful way.”) To these influences, she has added certain tropes of medieval, Renaissance and Byzantine art, in particular luxurious gold leaf and icon-like spheres that frame the faces in most of these portraits. Divinity is not implied here, presumably, but perhaps something like sainthood, even a kind of queenship, with or without geographical realms to rule. The teenaged warrior in “Joan Amid the Narcissus” often depicted in mail and armor, appears here in a chic black garment of vaguely Asian design, a pale blue ribbon flowing around her neck as if to remind us of her youth; it’s the sword she brandishes and the preternatural calm in her eyes that tell us what she’s capable of doing.
  • Creator:
    Honora Jacob (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Houston, TX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1405213024102

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