{"product_id":"mickalene-thomas-a-moments-pleasure-2","title":"Mickalene Thomas – A Moment's Pleasure #2","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Moment's Pleasure #2, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the original of 2008\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eArtist: Mickalene Thomas (American, born 1971)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eMedium: Archival pigment print on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper with 10 silkscreen layers, including metallic shimmer and glitter layers, gloss varnish and matte varnish seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eDimensions (unframed): 53.1 × 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eDimensions (framed): 60.4 × 67.4 × 3 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eEdition: Edition of 568\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eSignature: Signed by the artist, individually numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eCertificate: Certificate of Authenticity included \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eA Moment's Pleasure #2 is an archival pigment print on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper with 10 silkscreen layers — including metallic shimmer and glitter layers, gloss varnish, and matte varnish seal — executed in 2026 by Mickalene Thomas, signed and numbered from the edition of 568, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. After the original multi-media artwork created in 2008, this print achieves a surface of exceptional luminosity, tactile richness, and chromatic depth through its most technically ambitious silkscreen process of the three Thomas editions — 10 layers, including the addition of glitter, faithfully embodying the radiance of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eMickalene Thomas has established herself as one of the most celebrated, visually commanding, and critically significant American artists of her generation — a painter, photographer, and multi-media artist whose practice is rooted in a sustained and unapologetic reclamation of Black femininity, beauty, and selfhood. Her work is held in the permanent collections of MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney, and major institutions worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eA Moment's Pleasure #2 — created in 2008 — depicts two women sharing a familiar and unguarded moment of closeness in a domestic setting, the boldly textured composition showing intimacy as something lived and accumulated through small acts rather than grand gestures. As Thomas herself articulates the work's intention: it creates a space where love exists without performance — a quality of quiet, unconditional presence that is among the most moving and distinctive achievements of her entire practice. The 10-layer silkscreen process — the most complex of Thomas's three 2026 editions — introduces both metallic shimmer and glitter to the standard varnish layers, giving the surface a particularly extraordinary quality of light, texture, and material radiance entirely consistent with the warmth and intimacy of the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1240\" data-start=\"1088\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1112\" data-start=\"1088\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1115\" data-start=\"1112\"\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr data-end=\"1150\" data-start=\"1147\"\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003cbr data-end=\"1192\" data-start=\"1189\"\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-line last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e➡️ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eContact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"738\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Collection mickalene thomas\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/mickalene-thomas?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=thomas\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e➡️ See all available works by Mickalene Thomas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-line last:mb-0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"560\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original work by Mickalene Thomas?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an authentic archival pigment print with 10 silkscreen layers on Somerset 410gsm paper, signed and numbered from the edition of 568, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes this print technically distinctive?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 10 silkscreen layers — including both metallic shimmer and glitter layers, gloss varnish, and matte varnish seal — A Moment's Pleasure #2 represents the most technically complex of Thomas's three 2026 editions, producing a surface of exceptional luminosity, tactile richness, and material radiance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does this edition differ from the other Thomas editions?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Moment's Pleasure #2 features 10 silkscreen layers — more than the 8 layers of Girlfriends \u0026amp; Lovers and the 6 layers of Portrait of Qusuquzah #8 — and uniquely includes glitter layers in addition to the metallic shimmer, producing a surface of particularly extraordinary material radiance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the connection to the 2008 original?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Moment's Pleasure #2 was originally created in 2008 as a multi-media artwork depicting two women in a moment of quiet domestic intimacy. This 2026 print edition faithfully embodies the radiance of the original through its intricate 10-layer silkscreen process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat paper was used?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White — one of the most prestigious supports in contemporary fine art printmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 568 — signed and numbered by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the dimensions?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed: 53.1 × 60 cm — Framed: 60.4 × 67.4 × 3 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the work come with documentation?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — certificate of authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs worldwide shipping available?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — secure worldwide shipping from France with professional packaging, tracking, and insurance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mickalene Thomas","offers":[{"title":"65 x 53 cm","offer_id":54448791060826,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/photosite-2026-07-20T160857.790.png?v=1784556616","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/products\/mickalene-thomas-a-moments-pleasure-2","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}