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About this Painting
La Lamparería, Albacín, Granada
(The Lamp Shop, Albacín, Granada, Spain)
by Richard Harpum MA
Size of original: A2 - 23.25" x 16.5" (59cm x 42cm)
Acrylic on Canvas
Painting Reference Number: 177
Price of the Original:
- £3,590 (framed)
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My wife and I travel regularly to Andalucía in southern Spain and we often visit Grenada. In 2011 we visited the Albacín, a medieval Moorish district of the city that rises on a hill offering spectacular views of the Alhambra Palace.
As we were exploring the narrow, winding streets we came across a small lamp shop with a fantastic display of coloured lanterns. I immediately knew that I had to paint it. This proved to be easier said than done but I think I have pulled it off. Although this painting took a while to paint, I suspect this was less time than it takes to make one of these beautiful lanterns.
As the shop reminded me of Aladdin’s cave I have added a suitable lamp on the table outside the shop.