This evocative original painting captures the quiet elegance of a single apple, subtly intertwined with a figurative presence that hints at human connection and shared experience. The composition invites contemplation,...
This evocative original painting captures the quiet elegance of a single apple, subtly intertwined with a figurative presence that hints at human connection and shared experience. The composition invites contemplation, blending the simplicity of fruit with the suggestion of story and emotion.
Painted with rich acrylics on a wooden surface, the piece offers a tactile sense of depth and texture. The apple's quiet presence in the context of a candlelit date gives the work its particular atmosphere — the apple as old symbol (knowledge, temptation, the gift) and also as the most ordinary domestic object. Margaux Carpentier is a French-born artist based in London who studied in Paris and Surrey, working across painting, printmaking, ceramics and large-scale murals. This piece is framed and ready to hang. Our guide to investing in original artwork is worth reading at this price point. Signed. £500.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Margaux Carpentier
Margaux Carpentier is a French-born artist based in Stoke Newington, London who studied in Paris and Surrey. She works across screen printing, painting, drawing, spray paint, ceramics and large-scale murals — her practice built around storytelling through symbolic imagery, created entirely by hand using analogue methods. Her work addresses the head, heart, gut and flesh: desire, connection and the vibrant oddity of existence rendered in bold, unapologetic figures and folk-inflected symbols. She is part of Animaux Circus studio and the Puck collective, and is represented by Art Friend. She was campaign artist for Affordable Art Fair Battersea Spring 2025 and has painted murals at London Zoo and Homerton Hospital. In her own words: ‘Creation acts as a window, an unlimited access to colour and pleasure.’