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THE Spirit of BLENHEIM
The interpretation of classical antiquity.
The Alter Realist composition merges the statue of Venus Capua and the
fountain with a bounding, stylised curtain of water- thus representing
the energy of the fountain jet and spray. The narrative celebrates water
as one of the fundamental energies and life giving source.
FG - 136915
‘Joy means the birth of everything; of spirit of hope
and inspiration’ - [ Charles, ninth Duke of Marlborough]
Oil on canvas 48 1/8 x 48 1/8 inches
