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Artist:
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Henri Laurens
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Title:
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Reclining Female Nude
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Date:
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1924
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Medium:
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Gouache on white ground (painted board) with lines etched in gouache.
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Dimensions:
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5 7/8 x 9 9/16 in. (14.92 x 24.29 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilcox in memory of Alice M. O'Brien
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Location:
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Gallery 344
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Sculptor Henri Laurens followed his close friend Georges Braque in the pursuit of Cubism and increasingly devoted himself to depictions of reclining female nudes. This painted and scratched drawing is full of tension and ambiguity. Though the image resembles a solid block of stone carved in relief, the angular zones of color seem to move and change. Which planes are closer or farther from us? Is the white triangle in relief; is it transparent? Is the woman emerging from the block, or is it consuming her?
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Laurens, Henri
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1885 - 1954
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature; Date; Inscription in pencil, LR: [HL 1924] on verso: [32-24 Vue]; ULC, verso: [Ont/Bleu/Gris/4 et 5] and something illegible
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Classification:
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Drawings
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Physical Description:
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Blocks of color with nude inscribed within them
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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80.65.4
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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