{"product_id":"700","title":"700","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"popup_region\" class=\"title\"\u003ePaul Newman,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"title\"\u003e 700\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail_view_module detail_view_module_artwork_caption prose\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium\"\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dimensions\"\u003e150 x 200 cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"series\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"artwork_caption_prefix\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnglish Gothic series\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"signed_and_dated\"\u003eSigned and dated verso, 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"signed_and_dated\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"710\" data-start=\"251\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-end=\"263\" data-start=\"254\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"261\" data-start=\"256\"\u003e700\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Paul Newman expands his \u003cem data-end=\"305\" data-start=\"289\"\u003eEnglish Gothic\u003c\/em\u003e series with a richly layered tableau that blurs the lines between \u003cstrong data-end=\"443\" data-start=\"372\"\u003ehistorical pastiche, post-industrial decay, and theatrical allegory\u003c\/strong\u003e. The composition unfolds across a dreamlike rural setting punctuated by modern ruins: a tagged concrete column, graffiti-marked brickwork, and fragments of urban infrastructure coexist with figures in Renaissance-style dress, appearing like actors misplaced in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1130\" data-start=\"712\"\u003eA group of costumed characters gathers near a canal, their faded forms dissolving into the misty landscape, as if pulled from memory or myth. A lone dog at the painting’s edge, alert and detailed, offers a moment of grounding realism amid the ghostly atmosphere. Newman’s brushwork shifts between tight detail and painterly haze, creating a visual dialogue between \u003cstrong data-end=\"1107\" data-start=\"1077\"\u003econtemporary and classical\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1129\" data-start=\"1109\"\u003efact and fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1474\" data-start=\"1132\"\u003eAs with other works in the \u003cem data-end=\"1175\" data-start=\"1159\"\u003eEnglish Gothic\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem data-end=\"1189\" data-start=\"1184\"\u003e700\u003c\/em\u003e reflects Newman’s exploration of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1265\" data-start=\"1223\"\u003ecultural residue, architectural ghosts\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the layers of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1337\" data-start=\"1285\"\u003esocial history embedded in the English landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"popup_region\" class=\"title\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Paul Newman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52698992673101,"sku":null,"price":4400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/7335\/6877\/files\/alephcontemporary-paul-newman-700-2019.jpg?v=1762180458","url":"https:\/\/alephcontemporary.com\/fr\/products\/700","provider":"Aleph Contemporary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}