Langoustines On Yellow by Alice Straker Vintage The piece sits in the

The piece sits in the Fancy Ladies series but stands apart through its dynamic sense of flow

restraint and vibrancy — held together by a confident graphic hand

and bilateral symmetry that seem engineered rather than grown

It is graphic design elevated to the logic of fine art

Langoustines On Yellow by Alice Straker Vintage The piece sits in theLangoustines On Yellow sets the same subject against a warm, sunlit ground, shifting the mood from cool drama to something more exuberant and Mediterranean. Alice Straker's thickly applied paint gives the crustaceans real physical weight their coral tones pop against the yellow with an energy that is immediate and joyful. It is a composition that understands the pleasures of colour relationships, using complementary contrast to make both elements more