The title carries its own tension: beauty blooming out of darkness, which is the whole spirit of Gallagher's practice, creating something beautiful out of something that could have been brutal. A botanical surrealist piece from 2020, hand-signed and numbered from an edition of just 10: one of the scarcest print editions in her catalogue. And the market has priced the image accordingly: the same composition exists as a 100 × 100cm edition of just 5 on Somerset Velvet at £950, so this edition of 10 at £375 is a strong entry point into a collecting artist.

Alexandra Gallagher (b. 1980, Greater Manchester) is a British multidisciplinary artist whose practice navigates the boundaries between painting, collage, street art, printmaking and mixed media. Her work operates at the confluence of Surrealism and contemporary feminist discourse, interrogating visual and cultural constructions of femininity through a complex synthesis of symbolic imagery and psychological narrative. She has said: "The inspiration behind my work is our experiences as women in western society... but I didn't want to put something out there that's obvious or brutal, I wanted to create something beautiful out of something ugly, but still give a voice". Her accolades include Saatchi Showdown Surrealism Second Place Winner, Secret Art Prize Runner-Up 2016, London Contemporary Art Prize 2018 finalist, and shortlistings for the Rise Art Prize and Zealous X.

Edition: 10
Signed: Yes, hand-signed and numbered by the artist
Medium: Giclée on 310gsm 100% cotton rag paper, archival pigment ink
Paper size: 60 × 60cm
Year: 2020
Certificate: Accompanied by certificate of authenticity