Caroline Smith: New Collection – Beumée Contemporary Fine Art
Explore a striking new collection of original contemporary portraits by V&A Museum artist Caroline Smith at Beumée Contemporary Fine Art in Marylebone.
Blending the visual language of historical portraiture with bold avant-garde expression, Smith’s paintings bring together ornate period details, disciplined poses and delicate botanical elements with the rebellious influence of punk, tattooing and ritual face paint. Across series including Masquerade and Decorum and Rebellion, refinement and defiance coexist as each sitter becomes a study in identity, individuality and self-expression.
Smith has developed her distinctive approach to painting over a career spanning four decades. Her early fashion illustrations appeared in publications including Vogue, Harper’s and Queen, while her work has inspired celebrated designers and featured in international campaigns. Today, her artwork forms part of the V&A’s collection and continues to unite immaculate draughtsmanship with vivid colour, expressive form and compelling visual storytelling.
Each work in the collection is an original one-of-one oil painting, presented in a bespoke black tray frame with contrasting antique-gilded details that enhance the relationship between contemporary expression and period elegance.
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