Anita Klein (British/Australian, b.1960) Breakfast with Leila

signed with initials and dated 'AK98' (lower right); titled 'BREAKFAST WITH LEILA' (to artist's label attached to the frame verso) oil on board Unframed: 114.3 x 144.8 cm. (45 x 57 in.) Framed: 120 x 151 cm. (47 1/8 x 59 1/2 in.)Provenance: The artist, from whom acquired by the present ownerNotes: Anita Klein is celebrated for elevating the intimate, often overlooked moments of domestic life into profound, universal narratives. Born in Australia and educated at London's Slade School of Fine Art, Klein stood apart from the conceptual irony that dominated the 1990s British art scene. Instead, she championed sincere, diaristic observations of family, securing her place as a vital chronicler of modern womanhood and maternal experience. In Breakfast with Leila Klein captures a quiet breakfast scene with characteristic graphic boldness. The composition is anchored by striking, saturated hues, the mother’s vivid pink shirt and the child’s teal, star-patterned top, set against a luminous yellow table and the lush green garden beyond. Klein employs flattened perspectives and simplified, sculptural forms, recalling early modernist traditions while retaining a deeply personal warmth. The rhythmic repetition of the black and white striped ceramics unifies the shallow pictorial space, while the intersecting angles of the figures' arms create a dynamic, interconnected geometry. By stripping away unnecessary detail, Klein transforms the simple act of buttering toast and eating cereal into a monumental, timeless celebration of familial care and shared daily rhythm.