{"product_id":"the-council-original-mixed-media-on-canvas-rita-irvin","title":"The Council — Original Mixed Media on Canvas | Rita Irvin","description":"\u003cp\u003eEleven masters. One table. One moment across time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Council\u003c\/em\u003e is a monumental mixed-media original — 48\" × 77¼\" — bringing together art history's most transformative visionaries at a single dreamlike gathering. From left to right: Leonardo da Vinci holds his palette and brushes beside the inscription \u003cem\u003e\"Sapere Vedere \/ Vedere è Conoscere\"\u003c\/em\u003e (To know how to see \/ To see is to know). Salvador Dalí dangles his iconic elephant on strings above a melting clock. René Magritte presides with his green apple — scattered papers below read \u003cem\u003e\"Ceci n'est pas une pipe.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Picasso appears in cubist mask and sailor stripes, his quote floating overhead: \u003cem\u003e\"Je ne cherche pas, je trouve.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Frida Kahlo anchors the center in flower crown and rebozo. Van Gogh paints beside her — his brushstrokes cascading as living water, the starry swirl igniting the sky above. Rodin's \u003cem\u003eThinker\u003c\/em\u003e watches from the background in pencil. Kandinsky's geometric forms orbit the composition. Georgia O'Keeffe emerges in dark hat and pearls, magnolias blooming behind her. Andy Warhol stands at the edge, glasses catching shadow, Campbell's Soup can at his side. And at the bottom — Jean-Michel Basquiat, present but absent: a paint-splattered crown hoodie, the body gone, the mark remaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath the table, koi swim through roots and ruin. A bull skull rests in dark water. The masters' own words are scattered across torn papers: \u003cem\u003e\"L'art est un mensonge qui nous fait réaliser la vérité,\" \"Surviving the storms that were never supposed to be mine,\" \"the chaos was the catalyst.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePainted in acrylic, oil, and mixed media on canvas. One of a kind. This is Rita Irvin's most ambitious original to date — a love letter to the lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 48\" × 77¼\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Acrylic, oil, and mixed media on canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of a kind original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by the artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rita Irvin","offers":[{"title":"Original","offer_id":53816122114366,"sku":"ORIG-COUNCIL","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/9069\/5486\/files\/IMG_1490.jpg?v=1782417009","url":"https:\/\/shop.ritairvin.com\/products\/the-council-original-mixed-media-on-canvas-rita-irvin","provider":"Rita Irvin Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}