Abstract Composition (c.1933) – Mainie Jellett Art Print

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By the early 1930s Jellett had pushed her cubist training toward something close to pure abstraction: rhythmic arcs and layered geometry, built through the translation and rotation of forms she worked out with Albert Gleizes in Paris. Yet look longer and a second image surfaces — the upright central mass, cradled and enthroned within its interlocking planes, quietly recalls a traditional Madonna and Child, a resonance the neutral title never names.

This is one of Jellett's hybrid, transitional pictures: at once abstract and figurative, secular and devotional. It marks her move away from pure abstraction and anticipates the gradual, disciplined return of descriptive detail that would define her later work. As Louis le Brocquy remarked, in her classic works Jellett "brought to Gleizes's Cubist sensibility her own intense, hieratic spirituality." The original — oil on canvas, 104 × 81.5 cm — is held in the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.

Mainie Jellett (1897–1944), born in Dublin, studied under William Orpen before training in Paris with André Lhote and Albert Gleizes. With Evie Hone she exhibited the first abstract paintings shown in Ireland in 1923, and went on to found the Irish Exhibition of Living Art. Her work hangs in the National Gallery of Ireland.

Sizes & Format

30×40 cm / 12×16″
45×60 cm / 18×24″
60×80 cm / 24×32″
75×100 cm / 30×40″
Available framed (black, white, wood) in 30×40, 45×60 and 60×80; 75×100 available unframed

Print & Frame Details

Archival matte paper, 250gsm (110lb), acid-free and FSC-certified — off-white, uncoated. Framed prints: solid oak or ash wood frame, 20mm thick, with shatterproof protective glazing. Ready to hang, hanging kit included. Unframed prints up to A4 ship flat; larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

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Framed prints are packed with protective corners and wrap, boxed with reinforced edges, and braced with internal supports for extra rigidity (max 3 frames per package). Every order ships free, made to order and delivered from the hub closest to you: Ireland 3–7 business days · UK 4–8 · USA 5–10 · Canada 6–12 · Australia 7–14

Hangs well with

Gleizes taught Jellett a procedure rather than a style: translate a shape, rotate it, repeat. Each of these is that procedure run again.

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Framed in white, natural wood or black, or unframed. Printed on archival matte paper and made to order.

Frame options and sizes

Frame finishes

White — ash
Natural wood — oak
Black — ash

All frames are 20 mm deep, made from responsibly sourced timber.

Glazing

Shatterproof clear acrylic — lighter than glass.

Paper

Archival matte paper — uncoated, off-white, acid-free and FSC-certified. No gloss, no laminate.

Sizes

30x40 cm / 12x16″ — Unframed, white, natural wood, black
45x60 cm / 18x24″ — Unframed, white, natural wood, black
60x80 cm / 24x32″ — Unframed, white, natural wood, black
75x100 cm / 30x40″ — unframed only

Hanging

Framed prints arrive ready to hang, with a hanging kit for portrait or landscape. Unframed prints arrive without a frame — up to A4 ship flat, larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

Care

For indoor use. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from damp. Dust with a dry cloth; wipe the acrylic with a soft, slightly damp cloth.

Shipping

Free worldwide shipping. Made to order and sent from the production hub closest to you — Ireland 3–7 business days, UK 4–8, USA 5–10, Canada 6–12, Australia 7–14. Framed prints are boxed with protective corners and internal supports.

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