Peter Engels – Brigitte Bardot Reading Hemingway (Unique, Signed, COA) - Artist: Peter Engels (internationally acclaimed portraitist) - Title: Brigitte Bardot Reading Hemingway – Portrait - Medium: Palette knife painting on museum-quality Brussels cotton canvas - Support: Aluminium-reinforced frame (ready to hang, no extra frame required) - Size: [insert exact size, e.g. 120 × 100 cm] - Edition: Unique, one-of-one artwork – signed by the artist - Certificate: Includes official Certificate of Authenticity signed by Peter Engels - Condition: New, excellent – Shipping: Worldwide insured delivery. Paintings ship in a solid wooden crate (recommended) or, for lower cost, canvas can be rolled and sent in a sturdy tube. One-of-a-kind portrait by renowned artist Peter Engels, celebrated for his portraits of Nelson Mandela (shown in Times Square on Mandela's birthday), Brigitte Bardot (with her approval), and Karl Lagerfeld (who called Peter Engels the “painter of his soul”). Prince Albert of Monaco bought the portrait of his mother Princess Grace Kelly, and Richard Branson modelled live for his portrait painting. In "Brigitte Bardot Reading Hemingway", master portraitist Peter Engels reimagines the timeless French icon in a rare and contemplative moment. With a book in hand (A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway) Bardot is captured not as a star on display, but as a woman in quiet reflection. Painted on the island of Mauritius. The large sepia-toned portrait radiates intimacy, atmosphere, and depth. Engels’ signature palette knife technique adds sculptural richness: every stroke suggesting light, shadow, and texture. The restrained sepia and warm neutral palette heightens the sense of stillness, while the subject’s expression conveys both intellect and vulnerability. This artwork celebrates not only Bardot’s beauty but also her complexity. She is a muse equally defined by her sensitivity and her iconic presence. It is a meeting of two legends: Bardot and Hemingway, reframed by master Peter Engels into a portrait of timeless elegance and resonance. A unique, signed original, investment-worthy for collectors of fine art, literature-inspired works, and portraits of cultural icons.