Tromp l’oeil books

Acrylic on wood
13 x 8

On these unique painted objects of art, a classical Trompe L’oeil technique was employed to create a visual illusion designed to trick the eye into perceiving painted detail as a three-dimensional object. At first glance these can perplex, appearing to float on the wall or table as dimensional objects, perhaps even mistaken for real books. But upon closer inspection, they reveal themselves as cleverly angled wood cut-outs, painted, and signed by artist Anne Faith Nicholls.

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