{"product_id":"the-cost-of-spring-robert-walker","title":"The Cost of Spring - Robert Walker","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Artwork, created in 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Oil on gallery canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork Size: 87 × 61 × 4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate Of Authenticity, Hand Signed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eTwo intertwined figures emerge through an exuberant field of colour, pattern and dripping paint in \u003cem\u003eThe Cost of Spring\u003c\/em\u003e. Walker combines the physical presence of the classical figure with a restless contemporary surface, creating a painting that feels simultaneously intimate, dramatic and charged with movement.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe work draws on the myth of Proserpina, whose return from the underworld brings the arrival of spring, while her inevitable departure reminds us that renewal is never entirely free from loss. Walker transforms this ancient cycle into a contemporary meditation on love, desire, renewal and consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThere is a deliberate tension between beauty and unease. The figures appear caught together in a moment that could suggest intimacy, struggle or both at once. Around them, the energetic surface seems to echo the emotional complexity of the myth itself: every beginning contains the knowledge that something must eventually end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe work is white-edged, with the canvas intentionally left white at the sides, so no additional painting of the edges is required.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KELLART","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55032050450798,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/0534\/0526\/files\/CostofSpring1_1.png?v=1789555977","url":"https:\/\/kellart.com\/products\/the-cost-of-spring-robert-walker","provider":"KELLART","version":"1.0","type":"link"}