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Twelve original hand-painted icons.
Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

These pieces were never meant to be hidden. They've lived quietly in the corners of our home, companions in lamplight, tucked beside shelves, resting in unnoticed spaces, until now. Each piece in the Archive is painted once, by hand. When it’s gone, it’s gone forever. This is art as an object, not a reproduction.

This seasonal collection gathers the icons, dreamers and cultural shapers who defined an era, each captured as a one-of-one oil-on-panel cut-out.

All are original works created by an unnamed contemporary British artist whose identity remains unrevealed until delivery. What we can tell you is that the featured artist has a strong reputation in the art world - they have exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery’s 150th anniversary exhibition, were selected for the BP Portrait Award, and published in 500 Portraits by Sandy Nairne, 2011.