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Geneva Ramparts
Geneva Rampart Fortifications
Sculptural Watercolor Original Painting, Fine Art Print, Swiss Landscapes, Geneva Fortifications & Reformation Art
Sculptural Watercolour® by Prue Bishop, 2024, 61x81x7cm. S21
🖼 Original Artwork Now Available for Purchase
🏰 The Historic Defenses of an Independent City
This extraordinary Sculptural Watercolour® captures the unique angular forms of Geneva’s 16th-century fortifications, a city fiercely defending its independence and Reformation ideals through its innovative rampart designs.
🌟 A Legacy Shaped by Artillery and Ideals
The bold bastions stretch beyond the old city walls, rendered here in sculptural watercolor layers that bring their mental and physical significance vividly to life. The soft interplay of earthy tones and shadows recalls a time when psychological fortitude and physical strength were deeply intertwined. The vanished fortifications live on through names like 'Cornavin,' carefully woven into this intricate composition.
🎨 A Modern Tribute to Artistic Innovation
In the outermost defenses, Prue Bishop embeds a contemporary message: a celebration of avant-garde artists who defend technical mastery and reality against the tide of conceptualism. This painting stands as a passionate defense of craft, innovation, and courage in today’s art world.
🛍 Original Artwork & Print Availability
The original painting is for sale now – own this one-of-a-kind artwork.
Fine Art Prints offered as signed Mounted Prints (to fit a 40cm x 50cm frame), or with a black frame sized 40cm x 50cm. Note: the black frame differs from what is shown here. See here for an example of the black frame provided.
| Theme: Historic & Architectural |
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