An oil on canvas, Sleeping Nude by Augustin CARRERA, 1911
An oil on canvas, Sleeping Nude by Augustin CARRERA, 1911
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Augustin CARRERA
He began his studies at the Beaux-Arts de Marseille, then in Léon Bonnat's studio at the Beaux-Arts de Paris.
The grandmaster soon noticed the young man's unusual talent, and his modern touch quickly set him apart from the others.
His excursions to museums, where he admired Cézanne, Gauguin and Seurat, clashed with his first influences, Monet and Pissarro.
Monet and Pissarro, enabling this young artist to experiment with a new way of seducing the public.
Present from 1890 onwards at the major Salons and renowned galleries, his paintings attracted the attention of critics, collectors and the State.
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| Dimensions | 163 × 100 cm |
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Her nudes, where light highlights skin texture and nuances of color, are built like sculptures,
are constructed like sculptures.
Here, the artist depicts a young woman reclining, captured in peaceful abandon.
The nude body, delicately modeled, stands out against a bed of bluish drapes, where the diffused light plays with subtle shades of mauve, green and pink.
The pictorial treatment, akin to pointillism, is based on small, juxtaposed touches that vibrate the surface of the painting, bringing flesh and fabric to life.
The serene, horizontal composition highlights the contrast between the model's sensuality and the chromatic harmony of the blues, enveloping the scene in an intimate, almost dreamlike atmosphere.
