“Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
Loveliness extreme.
[…]
Loveliness extreme.
Sweetest ice-cream.
[…]
Sweeter than peaches and pears and cream.
[…]
That will do.”
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“Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” is a verse from the poem “Sacred Emily” from 1913, by Gertrude Stein. It is taken to mean that things are what they are.
Acrylic and metallic paint on canvas.
90 cm x 70 cm
2017