Thirst was painted by Margaux at Print Club during the hot spring–summer of 2025. This work marks a bold new direction in her practice and is part of a series...
Thirst was painted by Margaux at Print Club during the hot spring–summer of 2025. This work marks a bold new direction in her practice and is part of a series exclusive to Print Club London. The image evokes the dry tension of rainless days and the visceral, almost carnal pleasure of hydration. Hand-painted on 300gsm Fabriano paper, it is a 1/1 original mono — vivid, expressive and utterly unique.
The heat of the summer is present in the subject — thirst as a physical state described with a precision that is "carnal" in the most literal sense: of the flesh, of the body, of what the body needs. Margaux Carpentier's work addresses "the head, heart, gut, and flesh" in the PCL bio's own formulation. French-born, based in London, studied in Paris and Surrey. Our guide to investing in original artwork is worth reading. Signed. £625.
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.’