Sous les lauriers roses — Hand-Painted Oil Reproduction

Painted to order in Dafen Village, Shenzhen · after Nasreddine Dinet · Public domain · Floral

Nasreddine Dinet paints these as if they were still growing. Sous les lauriers roses is less an arrangement than a record of light on petals — petals edge-lit, stems turning, the whole bunch leaning rather than standing.

Hand-painted oil reproduction of Sous les lauriers roses by Nasreddine Dinet, painted to order in Dafen Village, Shenzhen
Sous les lauriers roses — Nasreddine Dinet. Public-domain source image; your canvas is painted by hand from it.

What the painter is doing here

You notice the brushwork before you notice the composition.

Thick paint in the light, thin and scrubbed in the dark: a simple rule, executed consistently.

No date is firmly attached to it; it is catalogued under Nasreddine Dinet.

ArtistNasreddine Dinet
TitleSous les lauriers roses
Our versionOil on canvas, painted by hand to order
Original statusPublic domain (artist deceased)

What makes it hard to copy

Petals are translucent, and ink is not. Print a flower piece and it goes flat and decorative; glaze the thin parts by hand and the light comes back through them the way it does in life.

PriceOn request

Nothing is sitting in a warehouse waiting to ship — we paint after you confirm, which is why the price depends on the canvas you choose. Send the size and frame on WhatsApp and you will have a firm figure back quickly. You are talking to the people who will actually paint it, not a middleman.

Choosing a size

Nothing is pre-made, which means you pick the dimensions. The sizes below cover most requests:

Size (inches)Size (cm)Best for
16 × 12 in40 × 30 cmA shelf, a small wall, a gallery group
64 × 48 in163 × 122 cmVilla scale, lobby, hospitality wall
48 × 36 in122 × 91 cmLarge living room, stairwell, loft
40 × 30 in102 × 76 cmLiving room focal wall, above a sofa

Every size here is a guide. Tell us what you need and we will build the canvas to suit. Framing and freight are separate line items. Customs duties and import taxes are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).

Message us the dimensions you have in mind and we will come back with a figure.

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Where this one sits best

On a stairwell wall, where the depth opens the space up — that is where this one settles. We do not crop to fit a stock size. The canvas is cut to the original's proportions, which matters if the composition is unusually wide or tall.

The practical questions

How do I know what size will look right?

Measure the wall and send a photograph. We will say honestly if the canvas you have in mind is too small for the space, which is the most common mistake.

Is there a rush option?

It depends on the canvas and what else is in the studio. Ask on WhatsApp with your size and we will tell you straight what is possible.

How close will it be to the original?

The composition, colour and drawing follow the original closely; the brushwork carries the painter's own hand. The painter works freehand on a blank canvas, following the same logic as the original rather than copying a photograph.

Image source and licence

The reference image above is a public-domain reproduction. Source: http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/paintings/etienne-dinet-sous-les-lauriers-roses-5697508-details.aspx Licence: Public domain File page on Wikimedia Commons This is the reference we paint from. We sell hand-painted canvases only, never prints, and never the original.

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