Matchbox
About this artwork
For this painting I got inspired to paint something very small with lots of details, says Jose. On the matchbox I painted the smallest copy of a painting that I have every painted. The copy is of a self portrait painting of Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun. This type of vintage matchbox was from the 1940's and 50's and depicted many famous Old Masters' paintings. The other matchbox is the car - a model of yesteryear 1914 Stutz.
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