John Currin “Flora” Beach Towel Paul Schimmel While her previous paintings have

While her previous paintings have mainly made reference to the experience of places or climates

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Fully illustrated with color reproductions and details of the works in the exhibition

John Currin “Flora” Beach Towel Paul Schimmel While her previous paintings haveThis brushed cotton beach towel, printed with a reproduction of John Currins painting Flora (2010), portrays a reclining female figure with baskets of brightly colored fruitinspired by the various Floras from art history, from Botticelli to Poussin to Rembrandt, explains the artist. Part of the Works on Whatever (WOW) series of artist designed functional objects, the towel was produced by Art Production Fund, in partnership with Kohler, to benefit the