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Bernadette Kelly20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Two Nude Women with Black Robes
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Title: Modern French Oil Painting Two Nude Women with Black Robes
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Signed
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting size: 8 inches (height) x 7.75 inches (width)
Condition: overall good and sound
Provenance: all the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from their estate in Paris, France.
Description:
This modern French oil painting by Bernadette Kelly presents an evocative composition of two women draped in striking black robes accented with expressive white highlights Against a raw unprimed board background their forms emerge with a sculptural quality enhanced by the artist’s restrained palette of black white and gray
The figure on the left stands in profile looking away her robe partially falling from her shoulder while the seated woman gazes outward her expression serene yet commanding The gestural brushwork adds movement and fluidity to the robes contrasting with the delicate rendering of their faces and bare skin The interaction between the figures suggests a quiet moment of contemplation or connection making this an intriguing piece open to interpretation
Kelly’s mastery of form and contrast is evident in this work which bridges modernist figuration with raw expressive abstraction A striking addition to any collection of figurative modernist or French postwar paintings
- Creator:Bernadette Kelly (1933, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 7.75 in (19.69 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509315975512
Bernadette Kelly
Bernadette Kelly was born in Bousquet d'Orb, Hérault in 1933. She studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Paris, from 1953 to 1956 as well as in the workshop of the famous artist, Marcel Gromaire. She went on to teach drawing at Yves Hersent's preparatory course for seven years, then devoted herself entirely to her work in painting and engraving from 1965.
Numerous exhibitions: Galerie Le Bateau Lavoir, Paris, Galerie Nadine Granier, Albi and others.

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