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The Blossoming of Suzanne - "Cherish" by Mary Vickers
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$56.00
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| The Second issue in a Wedgwood Series " The Blossoming of Suzanne".
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The Second issue in a Wedgwood Series " The Blossoming of Suzanne". The first collector's edition by Mary Vickers. Limited edition of 24,000. Production date 1978. Wedgwood Bone China. Made in England. "My Bright-eyed child....you have seen so little, and know so much." Mary Vickers Plate size approx 9 inches. Suggested List Price. $80.00
Clutching her very first doll against a tiny bosom, Suzanne sits contentedly, radiant with the discovery of a new and joyful emotion. The light in those innocent blue eyes reveals a dawning of the instinct to love, to nurture, to cherish the small one in her arms. And suddenly, Suzanne can understand the feelings her mother has for her...
"Cherish," Mary Vickers' personal record of this moment in her daughter's life, is the 1978 issue in the Wedgwood Blossoming of Suzanne series, a chronicle of one young girl's flowering into womanhood.
"Cherish" is painted with both the sympathetic heart of a mother and the sure hand of a gifted artist. The result gives us a level of insight and emotion which can only occur when artist and subject share an intimate relationship.
Miss Vickers' portrait of her six-year-old daughter reveals an ingenuous, uninhibited little girl—still very much a child. And yet we see in Suzanne's expressive eyes a glimmer of understanding beyond her years—an intuition, perhaps, of the maternal instincts that are just beginning to develop within her.
The composition itself is marked by a classical simplicity which reveals an understanding and mastery of light and contrast. Though "Cherish" abounds with luminous colours, Miss Vickers' deft use of shadow and tone leads our gaze inevitably back to the central element in the painting—her child's radiant face.
To further focus attention, the artist pays special care to the lines and contours of Suzanne's rounded cheeks and large blue eyes. The background is unresolved, with overlaid impasto hues echoing the colours of her dress, face and hair. The total effect is a skilful contrast of draughtsmanship and colouring which gives Suzanne a vibrant, lifelike appeal.
A compelling portrait, "Cherish" transcends its origins as one artist's personal document. It speaks eloquently to all who understand the importance of this threshold crossed by every young girl.
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