{"product_id":"poinsettia-oil-on-canvas","title":"Poinsettias No 1 Oil Painting by Muriel Hester Broughton","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMuriel Hester Broughton painted flowers, birds and animals, and this poinsettia study is one of her floral works. Catalogued as Poinsettias, No 1, it sets vivid red bracts against deep teal green foliage on a warm ochre ground that glows behind them. The brushwork is direct and confident, laid on in visible strokes that build texture across the surface, with colour doing the work rather than fine detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe love how alive it feels. Broughton was a British artist who lived from 1904 to 2003, and her work is held in a public collection at the London Borough of Sutton Museum and Heritage Service. The canvas itself measures 42 x 52 cm and sits at 58 x 47.5 cm in its pale gilt wooden frame, a generous size that holds a wall without dominating it. The frame suits the palette beautifully, warm and understated so the reds stay centre stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCondition is good, with a stable canvas and an intact paint layer. There is light surface wear and honest age to the frame, all shown closely in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA painting like this earns a spot where it can be seen properly. Hang it above a mantelpiece or a chest of drawers where the red can lift a neutral room, group it in a gallery wall with other original works and vintage frames, or lean it on a shelf among books and ceramics for a collected, lived in feel. It brings warmth into a hallway and looks especially good against a deep or colourful wall. Original, characterful and by a named hand, this is the kind of art that gives a home a personality of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Blue Loft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52657966416199,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/3921\/9015\/files\/C8BCAB44-99A5-4164-9AB6-5C92990571AE.jpg?v=1762009062","url":"https:\/\/www.theblueloft.co.uk\/products\/poinsettia-oil-on-canvas","provider":"The Blue Loft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}