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Gallery Edition – Couple at the races by Ethel Plummer – 44×58 Interior Architectural Study

Original price was: $285.00.Current price is: $142.50.
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Curatorial Narrative In 1916, Ethel Plummer’s “Couple at the races” situated itself within the burgeoning Art Deco movement, which was characterized by its rejection of traditional ornamentation in favor of clean lines and geometric forms. Plummer’s technique during this period was marked by a softness that belied the rigidity of the style, imbuing her works with an air of subtle expressiveness. The subject matter itself, a couple engaged in conversation at a racetrack, served as a nuanced commentary on modernity’s increasing emphasis on leisure and social interaction. Against the backdrop of a vibrant palette that includes yellow, green, pink, white, and black, the figures themselves emerge with a gentle lyricism, their forms dissolving into one another like wisps of smoke.When enlarged to 44×58 inches, “Couple at the races” assumes an imposing scale, its visual mechanics recalibrating to resonate within a grand interior environmen

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