Jean-Michel Lengrand – Midas

Description

This metaphysical surrealist picture by Jean-Michel Lengrand shows a horned, contemplative figure of Midas surrounded by vivid fruits, a violin, vessels, and symbolic objects. Set against an ornate mythological backdrop, it blends earthly abundance with mystical imagery, evoking themes of time, knowledge, and mortality.

Jean-Michel Lengrand wrote a text to accompany this work, an excerpt sounds as follows:

In a story the king was asked to judge a musical contest between Apollo and Pan. When Midas decided against Apollo, the god changed his ears into those of an donkey. Midas concealed them under a turban and made his barber swear to tell no living soul. The barber, bursting with his secret, whispered it into a hole in the ground. He filled in the hole, but reeds grew from the spot and broadcast the sibilant secret – “Midas has donkey’s ears” – when the wind blew through them.

Details:
Artist: Jean-Michel Lengrand
Title: Midas
Print type: Giclée (museum quality)
Size: 16 x 12 in
Framed: Yes, ready to hang
Mounted: Yes
Matted: Yes

Our giclées are printed in the USA, UK, EU, and Australia, on museum-quality Enhanced Matte Art Paper (200 gsm). 

The frame is crafted from sustainably sourced wood and delivered ready to hang.