Lino Lago. FAKE ABSTRACT (Queen Victoria) Signed. Ltd Ed. Framed with Art Glass

  

LINO LAGO FAKE ABSTRACT (WINTERHALTER, QUEEN VICTORIA) BLUSH PINK EDITION, 2020 Giclée with Screenprinted Varnish Detail on Somerset Enhanced Velvet 330gsm with Hand Deckled Edges 60 x 52.5 cm 23 5/8 x 20 5/8 in Edition of 50 Professionally Framed with UV and Anti-Reflective Art Glass. FAKE ABSTRACT (Winterhalter, Queen Victoria)' is a beautiful blush pink print, which draws on the neoclassical portrait of Queen Victoria, painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter in 1894.

The official portrait was commissioned by Queen Victoria herself from the German artist Winterhalter, who would become the royal couple's favourite contemporary painter. Lino Lago has recreated the portrait, and added his signature squiggle, taking the traditional portrait piece and abstracting it, displacing it into a contemporary image.