This mesmeric painting was a preparatory work for Mark King's
premiere bronze edition of the familiar element in his Parisian
works, the Vendeuse Here, with a daughter who is a lover of flowers
and gardens, as a model, Mark King burnishes his fond reflections
in this sensitive and moving portrait. The deep symmetry of the
caring pose and contemplative gaze of a serene flower-tender to
one lushly-perfect bloom and tender bud; all bathed in an ethereal
golden morning light.
