La Dormeuse, Large French Mid Century Female Nude

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Launay
La Dormeuse, Large French Mid Century Female Nude
1960s

About the Item

Large Mid Century French female nude by Launay. Signed bottom right, presented in carved wood and gilt frame with mirror inserts under glass. A wonderful pastel and crayon of a beauty laying in her boudoir. Her eyes are closed as if she is dreaming, her head and her wavy black hair resting against the pillow. She is languid in her pose, sensuous yet peaceful. Launay has captured all the magic of the scene. Our attention is focused on the body of the girl rather than the surrounding room and drapery which is quickly dealt with but still present. The flesh tones are beautifully rendered, you feel you could reach out and touch her to disturb her slumber. A classical pose in the spirit of the Venus of Urbino by Titian or Olympia by Edouard Manet yet modern and very much of its time. Nudity and art have been connected since the beginning of humanity. Female nudity in art, divine or mortal, became a fascinating and shocking symbol. For centuries, artists have been accused, absolved, marginalized because of the subjects but at the same time gained admiration, glory, and acceptance. In ancient times, artists weren’t allowed to paint nudity in art, unless they were depicting mythical figures or supernatural beings. Until the 19th century, it became a rule that the female nudes in painting should have a prototype. The naked human body provided the key link between a set of ideas, beliefs, and values. The artist could, therefore, use the nude form as a pretext to aspire to feminine beauty or reinforce dominant ideologies of modern society. “As female nude, woman is body, is nature opposed to male culture which in turn, is represented by the very act of transforming nature, that is, the female model or motif, into the ordered forms and color of a cultural artefact, a work of art.”

Creator:
Launay (French)
Creation Year:
1960s
Dimensions:
Height: 26.38 in (67 cm)Width: 42.92 in (109 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
Medium:
Paper,Crayon,Pastel,Pencil
Movement & Style:
Romantic
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Cotignac, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: LG/Launay1stDibs: LU1430212340912

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