Shoreline No. 1

The work

Built across six weeks, in slow weight.

Cream and titanium white pulled into a single high mass against a warm taupe ground, then partially excavated to a single copper line that runs the length of the painting like a horizon held just long enough to read.

Built over twelve to fourteen palette-knife sessions across six weeks. Belgian linen, hand-stretched on a pine bar, primed in three coats of rabbit-skin glue and chalk gesso. The copper is oxidised leaf laid into wet medium and sealed under a thin acrylic varnish.

Reads as one tonal weight from across a room — the white pulls the eye first, the taupe holds it, the copper releases. Lives well above a long sofa or in a hallway where it is met at three meters.

Specifications

What you are buying

Year: 2026
Edition: One of a kind
Medium: Oil, copper leaf, palette knife
Support: Belgian linen
Dimensions: 100 × 140 cm · 39¼ × 55⅛ in
Orientation: Vertical
Framing: Wooden float frame, included
Weight: ≈ 6.4 kg
Ready to hang: Yes — D-rings fitted
Signature: Verso, lower right
Finish: Acrylic varnish, matte
Archive number: ESSIVE-2026-001

At home

How it sits in a room.

Studio · against neutral wall · daylight

Detail · oblique light

Studio note

On the copper line.

The line you see was not drawn. It was the edge between two layers of paint that refused to merge — the white sat thick, the taupe stayed low, and the copper was added afterwards, into the trough. Six weeks. One painting. The longest decision was when to stop.

Authenticity

Numbered and recorded.

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

ESSIVE-2026-001

Signed and dated on the reverse · Hand-numbered certificate of authenticity included in shipping
Recorded in the studio archive · Lifetime authenticity guarantee · On resale, the studio will issue a new owner-of-record certificate at no charge.

Logistics

Shipping & returns.

Ships in a custom-made wooden crate, fully insured to declared value. Lead time is 5–7 working days for packing. Transit is 5–10 days within Europe, 7–14 days to the United States, 10–18 days elsewhere. All export documentation is handled by the studio.

The displayed price includes worldwide shipping. Import duties and local VAT are not included where they apply (typically EU import VAT 5–9% on art, UK 5%, US 0% on original works). We can issue a DDP (delivered duty paid) quote on request.

14-day return window from delivery. The work must be returned in original crate, undamaged, fully insured by the buyer. Refund issued within 7 days of the work arriving back at the studio. Trade purchases and commissions are non-returnable.

Photograph the crate before unpacking fully and contact us within 48 hours at hello@essive.art. We will issue a full refund or replacement, no questions, and arrange free return collection.

The oxidised copper will continue to deepen for the first 18 months under indirect light, then stabilise. The white and taupe are archival pigments and will not shift. Hang out of direct sunlight and away from radiators; avoid humidity above 65%.

Yes. The studio takes a limited number of commissions per quarter. Pricing scales with size, lead time is 8–12 weeks plus a 3-week cure. Email the studio with intended dimensions, palette preferences, and target room.