Surfacing From A Book Fine Art Print
 
This museum-grade fine art print reproduces an original oil painting by Vanessa Brassey on a found vintage book cover. Depicting a swimmer suspended beneath the surface of turquoise water, the painting captures a fleeting moment of weightlessness, where the figure dissolves into shifting light, reflections and movement.
 
The original work transforms a second-hand book into an unexpected canvas, allowing the physical structure of the book, including its spine and worn edges, to become part of the composition.
 
An open edition, printed to order using archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle fine art paper, selected for its subtly textured surface, warm white tone and ability to capture the brushwork and character of the original oil painting.
 
Paper: Hahnemühle, 310 gsm
Overall size: 42 × 30 cm
Edition: Open edition, printed to order
Delivery: Free Royal Mail Tracked 48 delivery to UK mainland addresses
 
About the Original Artwork
The print is reproduced from an original oil painting on a found second-hand book cover, retaining the distinctive texture, spine and physical character of the book.
 
About the Artist
Vanessa Brassey is a figurative and landscape artist working across oil painting, encaustic wax, film, animation and porcelain. Her work has been selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026, Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2026, ING Discerning Eye exhibitions in 2024, 2025, and 2026, the Women in Art Finalists Exhibition 2023 and the Beep Painting Biennial 2022. She was also a finalist in the Jackson's Art Prize 2025.