🔸 Technique : Oil on canvas and metal 🔸 Dimensions : 74 x 50 cm 🔸 Price : €1,200 🔸 Unique original artwork – Certificate of authenticity provided
In Fleur des sables (Sand Flower ), Cathy Vultaggio reveals the intense and silent beauty of a young Tuareg woman whose deeply rooted gaze conveys the strength, dignity, and resilience of a people shaped by the desert. Enveloped in a dark drape, her face appears as a burst of light with warm hues, evoking the power of the sun and the harshness of the Saharan lands.
The originality of this work lies in the integration of a delicate arabesque of hand-chiseled metal. This metallic lacework, placed directly on the canvas, creates a dialogue between material and paint. Its organic forms, reminiscent of plants or the breath of wind on the dunes, add depth and movement, while reinforcing the precious and unique character of the portrait.
This marriage between the finesse of the pictorial work and the artisanal elegance of the metal makes Fleur des sables a unique, vibrant piece, where tradition, poetry and modernity meet.
