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Panorama from the Shard to Crick via St Pancras by Peter Spens

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Tapestry Apartments, Kings Cross

Kings Cross, London · 2021 · Private Client

The Commission

Four paintings made during the summer and autumn of 2021 from the balcony of a 13th floor apartment near Granary Square. Each captures a different moment: the golden light of a summer afternoon, the quiet of night, the moon rising above the old gasometers. All look south towards St Pancras. The elevated viewpoint transforms a familiar part of London into something almost aerial, with the city stretching out below in layers of rooftops, railway lines, and sky.

The Paintings

Panorama from the Shard to Crick via St Pancras

Panorama from the Shard to Crick via St Pancras

Oil on board, 74 x 33.8 cm

Night St Pancras from Tapestry Apartments

Night St Pancras from Tapestry Apartments

Oil on board, 26.5 x 40 cm

Towards St Pancras, summer afternoon

Towards St Pancras, summer afternoon

Oil on board, 30.7 x 35.4 cm

Moon, Gasometers from Tapestry Apartments

Moon, Gasometers from Tapestry Apartments

Oil on board, 30.8 x 35.1 cm

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