'If she touched the ferns... They would start to dance...'

A red-haired woman turns her head towards us, her pale shoulder above a dark green fabric. Large black ferns fill the foreground in front of a copper-toned celestial body and repeated plant patterns.

The elongated format follows the hair and fronds. Body, fabric and plants come together in a portrait where nature enters even the drawing of the clothing.

The large celestial body is worked in copper leaf. Its presence within the material of the original painting brings an orange warmth behind the figure and ferns.

The original artwork

Unique original artwork by Lalou Kraffe, created in 2024. Artwork size: 50 × 100 cm, presented in an XL black floating frame.

Extra-fine acrylic paint on a 10 mm MDF wood panel prepared with gesso. The XL floating frame is made in Brittany, and the mounting is carried out in our Auray studio.

For another presentation of this artwork, discover the limited-edition version, limited to 50 copies, in 30 × 60 cm, 40 × 80 cm and 50 × 100 cm formats.

This artwork also exists as an art edition: see this other presentation to choose the size and framing.

To explore the patterns and fabrics further, read our article on William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement.