A STRIKING AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE HAND-SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY THE INTERNATIONALLY COLLECTED URBAN LANDSCAPE ARTIST HENDERSON CISZ. TITLED "LUNCH ON THE GREEN", THIS BEAUTIFUL WORK CAPTURES THE VIBRANT ATMOSPHERE OF EXETER CATHEDRAL GREEN, ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC AND RECOGNISABLE LOCATIONS IN DEVON. THE SCENE IS FILLED WITH LIFE, COLOUR AND MOVEMENT, SHOWING PEOPLE ENJOYING THE OPEN GREEN SPACE AGAINST A BACKDROP OF EXETER'S FAMOUS PERIOD ARCHITECTURE AND LANDMARK BUILDINGS.
HENDERSON CISZ IS A BRAZILIAN-BORN, UK-BASED ARTIST WHO HAS BUILT A STRONG INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION FOR HIS ATMOSPHERIC CITYSCAPES, STREET SCENES AND ARCHITECTURAL VIEWS. HIS WORK IS HELD IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA AND IS PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED FOR ITS ABILITY TO CAPTURE THE CHARACTER, ENERGY AND ROMANCE OF HISTORIC URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. HIS LIMITED EDITION PRINTS REMAIN HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY BOTH COLLECTORS AND INTERIOR DESIGN BUYERS.
THIS PARTICULAR IMAGE HAS SPECIAL LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE AS IT PRESERVES A VIEW OF EXETER CATHEDRAL GREEN BEFORE THE DEVASTATING 2016 FIRE WHICH SEVERELY DAMAGED THE HISTORIC ROYAL CLARENCE HOTEL. WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF ENGLAND'S OLDEST HOTELS, THE ROYAL CLARENCE STOOD AS A PROMINENT FEATURE OF CATHEDRAL GREEN FOR GENERATIONS AND OCCUPIED A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE CITY'S HISTORY. AS A RESULT, THIS PRINT NOW SERVES NOT ONLY AS AN ATTRACTIVE WORK OF ART BUT ALSO AS A VISUAL RECORD OF A MUCH-LOVED EXETER LANDMARK PRIOR TO ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE CITY'S MODERN HISTORY.
THE PRINT WAS COMMISSIONED IN SUPPORT OF THE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN CHARITY AND FEATURES PRINTED DETAILS FOR MICHAEL CAINES MBE, THE CELEBRATED MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF AND LONG-TIME PATRON OF THE CHARITY. THIS ADDS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF LOCAL INTEREST AND COMMUNITY HISTORY TO THE PIECE, LINKING IT TO ONE OF THE SOUTH WEST'S BEST-KNOWN CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.
NUMBERED 28/195 FROM A STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 195 EXAMPLES, THIS IS A DESIRABLE LOW EDITION NUMBER. THE PRINT IS HAND-SIGNED IN PENCIL BY HENDERSON CISZ TO THE LOWER RIGHT MARGIN AND PRESENTED IN ITS ORIGINAL OFF-WHITE MOUNT.
APPROXIMATE SIZE 80 CM X 60 CM (31.5 IN X 23.6 IN).
CONDITION IS GOOD OVERALL. THE PRINTED IMAGE ITSELF APPEARS CLEAN, BRIGHT AND WELL PRESENTED WITH STRONG COLOUR AND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE NOTED TO THE IMAGE AREA. THE MOUNT DISPLAYS A VISIBLE CREASE/DENT WITH SMALL PAPER LOSS TO THE TOP EDGE TOGETHER WITH MINOR HANDLING AND STORAGE WEAR TO THE OUTER EDGES AND REVERSE. THE PIECE IS OFFERED UNFRAMED AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL FRAMING OR RE-MOUNTING IF DESIRED. PLEASE STUDY ALL PHOTOGRAPHS CAREFULLY AS THEY FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.
AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A LARGE-SCALE, HAND-SIGNED LIMITED EDITION BY HENDERSON CISZ COMBINING ARTISTIC APPEAL, LOCAL EXETER HISTORY, CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION AND A VIEW OF ONE OF DEVON'S MOST FAMOUS LANDMARK SETTINGS.