Nadia Lassman
Assuming the intended title is Sweet Serenity, Nadia Lassman’s Sweet Serenity is a soft, luminous water-lily painting focused on a single white blossom opening among pale green lily pads. The flower sits slightly left of centre, its petals painted in creamy whites, faint yellows and delicate green shadows, giving it a glowing, almost translucent quality.
The surrounding water is handled in very pale lavender, blue, pink and grey tones, creating a quiet, misty atmosphere. The lily pads are loosely defined, with soft green surfaces and darker edges that suggest their floating forms without becoming overly detailed. Much of the image feels intentionally light and airy, as if the flower and leaves are dissolving into reflection.
The mood is gentle and meditative. Compared with Nadia Lassman’s brighter lily paintings, this work is more restrained and intimate, relying on softness, space and subtle colour rather than strong contrast. The title Sweet Serenity suits the painting well, as the image conveys calm, stillness and the fragile beauty of a water lily resting on a quiet pond.
Provenance
- signed, titled and dated on reverse- direct from artist