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ROMERO BRITTO 'HEART KIDS' LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER - SIGNED ORIGINAL

A VIBRANT AND EXUBERANT LITHOGRAPHIC PRINT BY RENOWNED BRAZILIAN POP ARTIST ROMERO BRITTO, FEATURING HIS SIGNATURE WHIMSICAL STYLE AND BOLD USE OF COLOUR. THE COMPOSITION DEPICTS TWO STYLISED CHILD FIGURES IN DYNAMIC POSES FLANKING A LARGE CENTRAL RED HEART WITH DIAGONAL STRIPING, SURROUNDED BY AN EXPLOSION OF PATTERNED GEOMETRIC SHAPES IN BRITTO'S CHARACTERISTIC MAXIMALIST AESTHETIC.

ARTIST AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: ROMERO BRITTO, BRAZILIAN POP ARTIST (B. 1963)
- MEDIUM: LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER
- SIGNATURE: HAND-SIGNED IN BLACK INK TO LOWER RIGHT CORNER
- PERIOD: CONTEMPORARY, CIRCA 1990S-2000S

COMPOSITION AND DESIGN:
THE PRINT SHOWCASES BRITTO'S ICONIC VISUAL LANGUAGE: BOLD BLACK OUTLINES DEFINING EACH FORM, VIBRANT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLOURS (YELLOW, PURPLE, BLUE, PINK, ORANGE, RED), AND INTRICATE PATTERN FILLS INCLUDING POLKA DOTS, STRIPES, FLORAL MOTIFS, AND GEOMETRIC TESSELLATIONS. THE CENTRAL HEART MOTIF IS RENDERED IN WARM RED-ORANGE TONES WITH DIAGONAL STRIPING, SYMBOLISING LOVE AND JOY. THE FLANKING FIGURES ARE RENDERED IN WHITE WITH COLOURFUL CLOTHING ELEMENTS, THEIR POSES SUGGESTING MOVEMENT AND CELEBRATION. THE BACKGROUND IS DENSELY PACKED WITH PATTERNED SECTIONS CREATING A SENSE OF VISUAL ENERGY AND OPTIMISM CHARACTERISTIC OF BRITTO'S WORK.

FRAME AND PRESENTATION:
- FRAME: BLACK WOODEN FRAME WITH CLEAN MITRED CORNERS
- MAT: BRIGHT WHITE MAT BOARD WITH BEVELLED APERTURE
- GLASS: CLEAR PROTECTIVE GLAZING
- MOUNTING: PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION MOUNTING
- OVERALL DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 56 CM WIDE × 46 CM HIGH

CONDITION: EXCELLENT. THE PRINT SURFACE IS VIBRANT AND UNFADED WITH NO CREASING, TEARS, OR FOXING VISIBLE. THE FRAME IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, SCRATCHES, OR DAMAGE TO THE BLACK FINISH. THE WHITE MAT BOARD SHOWS NO DISCOLOURATION OR AGE SPOTS. THE PROTECTIVE GLASS IS CLEAR AND UNMARKED. THE WORK HAS BEEN WELL-CARED FOR AND DISPLAYS BEAUTIFULLY.

NOTE: ROMERO BRITTO IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED FOR HIS DISTINCTIVE POP ART STYLE THAT COMBINES ELEMENTS OF CUBISM, GRAFFITI, AND STREET ART WITH THEMES OF LOVE, PEACE, AND CELEBRATION. HIS WORKS ARE HELD IN MAJOR MUSEUM COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE AND HAVE ACHIEVED STRONG SECONDARY MARKET PERFORMANCE. THIS SIGNED LITHOGRAPH REPRESENTS AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRY POINT TO COLLECTING THIS POPULAR CONTEMPORARY ARTIST.

11649+100

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia




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Auction Date:
31-Jul-2026 06:00
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