Lavender abbey
Abbaye de Sénanque, Gordes, Provence, France · 2022
From195 €
Limited edition of twenty copies, all sizes and materials combined. Each print is signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
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My advice for this photo
- Material
- Fine art paper · matt cotton
- Framing
- Classic frame · Wood · Oak · up to Large
Sénanque and its rows of lavender: matt cotton paper renders the velvety purple and the warm stone, complemented by the oak frame.
- Made to order: two to three weeks in France and Europe
- Colissimo delivery against signature or to a pickup point
- Fourteen days to change your mind
- Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal
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The story behind the photo
The abbey of Sénanque with its lavender field in full flower, the rows running away from the camera and converging on the buildings, and the wooded slope of the valley closing off the background. The composition is as simple as it can be: leading lines, a subject at the end of them, and a wall of green above to stop the eye from leaving.
The only real choice was the height. Low down, the rows become a solid purple mass and the abbey floats on it. From slightly above, the rows separate and the earth between them shows, which gives the field its rhythm and tells you that this is cultivation rather than decoration. I took the second option, because the monks who plant it would recognise it.
The light is high and even, without the strong shadows that would break the rows into stripes of black. Lavender is difficult in hard sun: the purple turns blue and flat. Under a slight veil it keeps that dusty, greyish violet which is the actual colour of the plant, not the colour of the postcards.
Sénanque was founded by Cistercian monks in 1148, and a community still lives there and still works the field. The building is austere by design, with almost no ornament anywhere, and that is exactly why it sits so well in front of a crop.
I wanted a photograph about order: a monastic rule, a planting plan, and a valley that has been arranged for eight hundred years.
- Location
- Abbaye de Sénanque, Gordes, Provence, France
- Date
- 2022
- Gallery
- Landscape
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small40 × 30 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium60 × 45 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large80 × 60 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1010 € |
| Extra large120 × 90 cm | 580 € | 900 € | 1470 € |
Price of the print alone, without frame, all taxes included. Print dimensions in centimetres; a frame makes them larger.
Materials
Hahnemühle fine art papers (Photo Rag, Museum Etching, Fine Art Baryta…), chosen for each photograph.
Print mounted on 3 mm aluminium Dibond: rigid, light, no glazing.
Print set between 3 mm Dibond and an acrylic sheet: richer colour and depth, resistant to UV and humidity.
Framing, optional
For paper prints: white mat and Plexiglas glazing, museum glass optional.
For aluminium and acrylic: the photo seems to float inside a case; black or white.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung.
Delivery and returns
By Colissimo, delivered against signature or to a pickup point. Two to three weeks in France and Europe, thirty to forty-five days elsewhere.
Article 9 →Fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, except for a print made to a special request. Return costs are yours.
Article 10 →Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal. The print is made once payment has been received.
Article 8 →A custom size or material, advice on hanging: write to me.
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