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Telling the Bees

Name: Telling the Bees
Brand: UGallery
Price: 1000 USD
Availability: InStock

Edward McHugh

acrylic painting on stretched canvas

Painting wraps around edges

ready to hang

Signed on Front

2023

One-of-a-kind

x .5" d 24" h x 18" w

1 lbs.

Ships free

About this artwork

A gigantic horned goat looms over a surreal medieval landscape, its face framed by a wide yellow band cutting across the dark sky. Bats, winged insects, and UFOs drift through the air, adding to the otherworldly atmosphere. Below, a man dressed in blue raises his hands and tilts his head upward, reacting to the strange scene above, while a snake coils around a wooden cross planted beside him. The artwork draws inspiration from an Old English folk tale about a deceased beekeeper, in which children circle the hives to announce his passing. In the story, a swarm of bees arrives during the funeral and settles on the flower-covered casket as it is laid in the cemetery. The painting offers a loose interpretation of this narrative.