PAstel Nude with poppies by Alfred ROLL
PAstel Nude with poppies by Alfred ROLL
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Alfred ROLL 1846- 1919
He studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in the studios of Léon Bonnat and Daubigny.
His first works were landscapes.
From 1875 onwards, he developed a style of his own, somewhere between Romanticism, Renaissance Italy and the naturalism of Gustave Courbet, whom he admired.
In 1877, he won a gold medal at the Salon and began a career focused on portraiture, becoming one of the official painters of the Third Republic with his painting "La Grève de Mineurs" in 1880.
He painted Tsar Nicholas II, President Félix Faure...
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| Dimensions | 80 × 80 cm |
|---|---|
| Width | 31 cm |
| Height | 52 cm |
Alfred Roll 's genius thrives in every genre and every art form.
Sumptuous landscapes, grandiloquent historical frescoes, eventful and romantic sculptures...
The artist also showed a taste for more feminine, gentle, poetic and intimate works.
An admirer and friend of Édouard Manet, he was inspired by the new codes of the Impressionists, but also by the great Odilon Redon, giving his works a touch of sensuality and mystery.
The artist painted many nudes and pastels throughout her career.
The model's half-reclining position, her lascivious pose, the black sheet falling from her knees, the subtle interplay of the three colors and the tight shot make this one of the painter's most atypical and modern paintings.
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