Mariale, MD 4, série le manteau de la Vierge — Fine Art

The title Mariale, MD 4, série le manteau de la Vierge - 1962 points to a long series by Simon Hantai about the Virgin Mary. His practice uses thick paint laid down in folds and pleats, built up by hand on a cloth support.

The work belongs to a post war european painting tradition that turns cloth and paint into a single field. The fine art print arrives ready to hang, with a metal hanger fixed to the back that goes straight onto a nail or screw.

You do not need a separate frame. On a kitchen wall near the stove the folds and colour shifts are easy to read from the doorway.