Oil and 23ct/ 24ct gold leaf on round 24" canvas, Tuuli Bell, 2020. The work is inspired by Beethoven's String Quartet no 14 in C-sharp minor op 131 VI Adagio quasi un poco andante and the accompanying essay by Aaron Davies on the piece.
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![Beethoven String Quartet - first layer (image taken in indoor studio).](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2552c7f7-4d9c-4f7c-b17f-fcd9448e952a/6cfce162-7318-427a-a719-d11375f71375_rw_1200.jpeg?h=478a44701503362afe44f8b9ff2b73c2)
Beethoven String Quartet - first layer (image taken in indoor studio).
![Beethoven String Quartet - second layer (image taken in wet artwork storage).](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2552c7f7-4d9c-4f7c-b17f-fcd9448e952a/783c412e-55ec-45b7-b510-0e149718fb1f_rw_1920.jpeg?h=2684c7fe13a9415f71d9b223659c6e0e)
Beethoven String Quartet - second layer (image taken in wet artwork storage).
![Beethoven String Quartet - third layer (image taken in outdoor studio).](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2552c7f7-4d9c-4f7c-b17f-fcd9448e952a/f968b8da-4a5b-4a51-8a3e-3968857116ad_rw_1920.jpg?h=dbd67b0eeb36fb4be73f9d73b274a8ff)
Beethoven String Quartet - third layer (image taken in outdoor studio).
![Beethoven String Quartet - fourth layer with further gold added.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2552c7f7-4d9c-4f7c-b17f-fcd9448e952a/a617bb4c-4194-4602-baa5-1c6d751a271b_rw_1920.jpg?h=b3961da618984780724dc6a47ff26463)