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"Delos, " Masterpiece Painting of Female Nude by Joseph Mellor Hanson
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Perhaps set on or inspired by the gorgeous, sun-bleached island of Delos in Greece, this 1954 painting by Joseph Hanson -- the British-American figural painter -- depicts a kneeling female nude, her head turned away and her hands clasped, all in gorgeous shades of rich brown, deep yellow and purplish blue. Not unlike Francis Bacon in subsequent decades, Hanson was known for abstracted, almost Moderne nudes that dissolved around the edges, and includes an overlay of geometric lines and circles that suggested an underlying mathematical form to warm, human flesh. The painting was exhibited at the Passedoit Gallery in New York City, managed by Georgette Passedoit, which was known for showing modern, boundary-pushing artists in the 1940s and 1950s. The medium is oil on canvas. Dimensions include frame.
- Creator:Joseph Mellor Hanson (Painter)
- Dimensions:Height: 47.75 in (121.29 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1954
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- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU865115899912
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