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Commission_old- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Year
- 2017
A reclining nude woman on a red couch and a formally dressed man reading a book share a staged interior with birds and pink flowers.
- Style
- Academic
- Mood
- Mysterious
- Themes
- Birds · Floral · Men · Nude
Purchase & delivery
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- Payment
PayPal, bank transfer, and Paysend are accepted.
- Shipping
Economy: ~1 month
EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
- Returns
7-day return
Refund after inspection, excluding shipping fees
About this work
In the background a nude woman reclines on a red and gold sofa, one gloved arm raised behind her head, wearing pearls. In the foreground a man in a dark, gold-braided formal jacket sits with an open book on his lap, looking down in thought, while a pale bird perches nearby and a red-plumed bird sits among pink flowers in the corner.
Rendered in dense, glossy color with a jewel-toned palette of reds, golds and teal, the scene contrasts the woman's pale flesh against dark drapery and the man's severe black uniform. Crisp academic modeling and staged, symmetrical arrangement of props give the tableau a formal, theatrical air, its exact narrative left deliberately ambiguous.
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