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Covent Garden - William Bruce Ellis Ranken Art Print


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Description

Ranken's Covent Garden (1930) is a blossoming fever dream, a psychedelic ode to the humble flower hawker that'll make your retinas dance the Charleston. This portrait isn't just a painting; it's a full-frontal assault of floral fantasia, with our dapper daisy-crowned Adonis serving as the human stem for a riotous bouquet. 

Ranken's brushwork is so lush you can practically smell the pollen, each petal rendered with the reverence usually reserved for religious icons. But it's the juxtaposition that truly sings - the salt-of-the-earth strength of our flower boy colliding with the ephemeral delicacy of his wares. That wicker basket? It's not just a container; it's a halo, transforming our humble hawker into some pagan deity of petunias.

Ranken doesn't just capture a moment; he bottle-ferments it, distilling the very essence of interwar London's floral underground into a heady visual cocktail. This isn't just art; it's a time machine in oils, whisking us back to an era when a fistful of daisies could be your ticket to a better life, and every street corner bloomed with possibilities (and pollen).

Covent Garden framed canvas

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About the Artist

William Bruce Ellis Ranken (1881 – 1941) was a British artist known for his portraits and queer coded Edwardian aesthetics. Born in Edinburgh to a wealthy family, he studied at Eton and the Slade School of Art under Henry Tonks.

Ranken's 1904 debut at the Carfax Gallery was well-received, earning him praise and connections with artists like John Singer Sargent. Ranken worked in Britain and the U.S., painting the aristocracy, including the Whitneys and Vanderbilts. He was close to Ernest Thesiger, who married Ranken's sister, Janette, in 1917.

Ranken passed away in London in 1941 and was buried near Warbrook House.

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USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • Europe: 5-10 days • Australia: 4-9 days • New Zealand: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

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