{"product_id":"piscis-benediction-sven-berlin-1911-1999-british-oil-on-board","title":"Piscis Benediction, Sven Berlin (1911–1999), British, oil on board","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA bold, folk‑inflected fish by Sven Berlin — once central to post‑war St Ives and later its most vocal detractor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisenchanted with the colony’s cold, geometric formalism, he turned to a figurative, vernacular and mystical visual language that prized narrative, ritual and direct expression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis compact work treats motif as emblem: saturated colour, rhythmic patterning and decorative scale‑work transform a familiar subject into a painted talisman. The piece’s plainspoken, folk‑art sensibility — emphatic fins, repeated marks and a strong decorative rhythm — signals Berlin’s sympathy for self‑taught makers and his interest in mythic, visionary imagery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist stamp to verso. Frame: 23 x 41.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roupell \u0026 Co. Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53460427899226,"sku":null,"price":262.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5208\/3290\/files\/2_322092f9-dac8-43eb-96c0-d090ba21a363.png?v=1769725059","url":"https:\/\/roupellco.com\/products\/piscis-benediction-sven-berlin-1911-1999-british-oil-on-board","provider":"Roupell \u0026 Co. Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}