This ethereal, classical composition by contemporary British artist Peter Nixon offers a striking interpretation of the traditional birth of Venus motif. The artwork depicts a neoclassical female figure from behind, seated on a shoreline with a red floral element adorning her hair. She gazes out toward a dramatic, churning ocean wave as sunlight pierces through heavy, stylized clouds at dusk. Nixon balances classical figure drawing with rich, layered textures, incorporating a series of small, mosaic-like miniature figurative vignettes along the bottom border that evoke an ancient, mythological narrative.

Specifications

• Artist: Peter Nixon (United Kingdom, B. 1956)

• Title: Venus Anadyomene

• Year: 2013

• Medium: Seriolithograph in color on archival paper

• Signature: Signed in the plate

• Registration Number: 285275

• Image Dimensions: 7 x 9.5in

• Frame Dimensions: 9 x 11.5 inches

Peter Nixon British artist contemporary neoclassical female figure portrait nude woman back Venus birth of Venus mythology wave ocean sea shore coastal storm clouds sunrise sunset mosaic classical allegory fine art print seriolithograph lithograph Park West Gallery collection decorative accent framed COA registration paperwork.