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1st Art Gallery offers the option to receive your painting ready to hang or rolled in a tube.
Currently, for safety, we're able to ship framed paintings only up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
Unframed rolled canvas orders will arrive rolled inside a protective tube with an extra 1.5" white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it locally.
The depth of details in A Lily Pond does not diminish the subtlety and elegance of this beautiful painting. When compared to other pieces from the Neo-Classical painter John William Godward, A Lily Pond is rather vibrant and vivid.
Godward portrays a model sitting by the side of a pond, in the middle of a large patio. This setting is relatively common among the paintings of the artist and references the Classic buildings, previously seen in Roman and Greek pieces. These balconies and patios are often ornamented with columns and dense vegetation. Marble statues and busts also help create this ideal environment.
The model is sitting with her legs crossed on the edge of the pond. The structure is made of heavy marble stones with lightly oxidated borders between the stones, painted with a darker color. Water and time have worn the inside wall of the artificial lake, depicted in beautiful and sophisticated detail. The fractions on these stones are impressive.
The muse is holding a leaf and using it to stir the water delicately. The mirrored surface of the water reflects part of her garments and some of the background. Although, the water is mostly covered in vegetation, with small leaves of Victoria Amazonica and some white flowers.
Behind her, to the left-hand side, there is a heavily ornamented niche with a statue inside. The exterior columns seem to be made of several different patches of marble of different colors. The arch and frieze are white with few details of the stone. The basis has a bronze head, possibly serving as a tap, as there are signs of oxidation coming out of it.
Inside the niche, there is a white marble statue of a semi-nude man, very Classical. It also appears that the wall behind the statue is covered by a mosaic pattern.
The model is the focal point of the painting and is centered in the composition. She wears a long orange gown, composed of a light, thin fabric, creating an impressive texture, adorning the shapes of her body. On the waist, she has another material, on a more pink color, held together by a front knot. The whole ensemble is tied around her chest, breast, and arms by a green piece of green rope. Godward painted the same garment in other artworks as well, like in Dolce Far Niente.
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If you have any request to alter your reproduction of A Lily Pond, you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you. If you have another image of A Lily Pond that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
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You may choose to purchase your painting framed, in which case, it will arrive "ready to hang". We offer more than 20 beautiful models, all hand finished and expertly assembled by our experienced framers.
Note that for safety reasons we can only frame up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached the framing option is automatically disabled.
If you are planning to frame your painting yourself, use an existing frame, or frame it locally, you may choose to order your painting with a stretching service, meaning that it will arrive mounted on wooden bars.
If you're considering not framing your painting at all, you may opt for a Gallery Wrap. The term Gallery Wrap refers to the way the canvas is stretched, which is by wrapping it around thick stretcher bars, about 1.5 inch thick, with the canvas being secured to the back rather than the sides of those bars.
All orders ship with UPS, FedEx or DHL and will arrive directly to your home or office. A tracking number will be emailed to you as soon as the order leaves our studio so you can track it online. All orders ship express and usually arrive within 4-5 days from the shipping date. Due to shipping restraints, many of our framed, stretched, and oversize paintings may take 6-21 days for arrival depending on the safest route determined by the postal service.
Unframed paintings are covered with a special protective film, are gently rolled and then placed inside a strong specially designed tube.
Stretched, Gallery Wrapped and Framed paintings are covered with protective bubble wrap, separated by foam board and then carefully put into the cardboard box.