Melancholy is a painting by Fernando Botero: a full-figured man in a flowered nightshirt sits in an armchair and looks thoughtfully into a hand mirror. We paint our hand-painted study of Melancholy to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 40 \u00d7 60 cm to 110 \u00d7 160 cm or in a custom size. Before Melancholy is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.<\/p>\n
In Melancholy a round man with a black moustache and curly hair sits in a pink armchair, dressed in a white nightshirt with a flower pattern and lace; one elbow rests on the arm of the chair and the other hand holds a small mirror, with a grey wall, a painting on the wall and a wooden floor around him. Botero painted a man lost in his thoughts with tender irony, which is why Melancholy feels funny and a little sad at once.<\/p>\n
Our painters paint the study of Melancholy 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 Melancholy has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Melancholy is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.<\/p>\n
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Melancholy in 90 \u00d7 103 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 40 \u00d7 60 cm. Melancholy is available in 40 \u00d7 60 cm, 50 \u00d7 75 cm, 60 \u00d7 70 cm, 60 \u00d7 90 cm, 70 \u00d7 100 cm, 90 \u00d7 103 cm, 80 \u00d7 120 cm and 110 \u00d7 160 cm. A simple rule for Melancholy: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.<\/p>\n
We ship Melancholy rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed \u2013 you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of Melancholy are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Melancholy is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Melancholy painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.<\/p>\n
No. Every brushstroke of Melancholy is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.<\/p>\n
Yes. We also paint Melancholy in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Melancholy.<\/p>\n
The man in Melancholy sits thoughtful and alone with his mirror; with the full figure and the flowered nightshirt Botero showed melancholy with a smile.<\/p>\n