Description
Diego Rivera – The Flower Vendor
| Year of creation: | 1941 |
| Original size: | 121.9 cm x 121.9 cm |
| Painting style: | Muralism |
| Original technique: | Oil on masonite |
| Located: | Norton Simon Museum |
The Flower Vendor – Diego Rivera
The Flower Vendor is a 1941 painting by Diego Rivera, held by the Norton Simon Museum: a girl with braids before a huge bundle of white calla lilies. We paint our hand-painted study of The Flower Vendor to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 40 × 40 cm to 150 × 150 cm or in a custom size. Before The Flower Vendor is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does The Flower Vendor show?
The Flower Vendor shows a kneeling girl in a white blouse, her dark braids tied with violet ribbons, seen from behind as she embraces a giant bundle of white calla lilies with yellow spadices and green stems. Rivera raised a simple Mexican market scene into an almost monumental image, which is why The Flower Vendor feels calm, pure and solemn.
How is our hand-painted study of The Flower Vendor made?
Our painters paint the study of The Flower Vendor by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of The Flower Vendor has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When The Flower Vendor is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of The Flower Vendor suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose The Flower Vendor in 122 × 122 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 40 × 40 cm. The Flower Vendor is available in 40 × 40 cm, 50 × 50 cm, 60 × 60 cm, 70 × 70 cm, 80 × 80 cm, 90 × 90 cm, 122 × 122 cm and 150 × 150 cm. The 122 × 122 cm size is almost the size of the original: the original of The Flower Vendor measures 121.9 × 121.9 cm, so our painting is 1 mm larger on each side. A simple rule for The Flower Vendor: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does The Flower Vendor arrive, and when?
We ship The Flower Vendor rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of The Flower Vendor are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of The Flower Vendor is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of The Flower Vendor painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about The Flower Vendor
Is The Flower Vendor a print?
No. Every brushstroke of The Flower Vendor is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order The Flower Vendor in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint The Flower Vendor in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order The Flower Vendor.
Is The Flower Vendor the same painting as The Flower Vendor 1?
No, they are two different paintings by Rivera; in this square The Flower Vendor a girl seen from behind embraces a huge bundle of calla lilies, while in The Flower Vendor 1 several women and children tie up the flowers.
Is The Flower Vendor a good gift?
The Flower Vendor is a gift for a lover of Rivera, flowers and Mexico, or for anyone who likes square paintings. If you are unsure which size of The Flower Vendor to choose, give a gift voucher.
