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The Last Witness by Gera Dunachie, a textured abstract painting in cream and muted yellow with a purple vertical, charcoal forms, red accents and fine scratched lines.
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Gera Dunachie · Fields

The Last Witness

Seeing Purple

The Last Witness began with a word: purple.

Medium
Acrylic, household and metal paints, cement and pumice on cradled wood panel
Size
90 × 60 cm (panel)
Finish
Unframed, ready to hang
Availability
Available

£1,100

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Seeing Purple

When I read about researchers deciphering the word “purple” in a charred Herculaneum scroll, it brought back memories of my visit to Pompeii and Herculaneum a few years ago. Fragments, weathered surfaces and traces of colour that had survived almost two thousand years. Those recollections became the starting point for this painting.

I built the surface with household and metal paints, cement, pumice and acrylics, layering, covering and exposing earlier marks. As I worked, something resembling a face emerged. I chose to leave it there. The last witness, perhaps.

The Last Witness, an unframed abstract painting by Gera Dunachie, shown above an upholstered bench between doorways in a contemporary neutral interior visualisation.
Room visualisation for context. Refer to the stated panel dimensions for size.

Living with The Last Witness

At 90 × 60 cm, this painting would suit a contemporary entrance hall or quiet hotel reception, particularly against stone, dark wood and understated furnishings. Its textures and half-hidden details reward a second look.

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