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Daniela Astone
"The Kiss" 2023, dark figurative oil painting by Daniela Astone

2023

$29,500
£22,793.87
€26,351.86
CA$41,685.63
A$46,753.21
CHF 24,483.93
MX$568,097.09
NOK 310,904.93
SEK 294,759.77
DKK 196,702.84

About the Item

Part of Daniela Astone's series of figures in different ethereal and surrealistic spaces. "The Kiss" brings to mind Gustav Klimt's famous 1908 painting of the same name but instead of an abstracted gold background, Astone creates a mysterious creature enveloping and suspending the figure in mid-air. The dark monster looks ominous until you notice the nude figure leaning into her partner, her hands lightly caressing or leaning on the the amorphous creature. Her body is relaxed and her eyes closed. As a classical artist who paints the nude figure everyday, Astone is masterful at depicting women at ease in their natural bodies rather than women self-conscious of their nudity—posing but fearful of exploitation at the same time—a theme in art history that continues today. Some of the sweeping strokes of black are inspired by Japanese paintings techniques, and on the lighter areas there are rain drop falling from a blue-grey cloud in the background. 52.8 x 44.9 inches framed Artist Bio Daniela Astone was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1980 and raised in Porto Santo Stefano, a costal town south of Florence. She discovered her passion for drawing and painting at a very young age, and began nourishing and cultivating her craft early on. In 1997, after graduating from the High School for Visual Arts, she moved to Florence to deepen her knowledge of painting. Upon arriving, she first worked in illustration, then, in 2001, enrolled in The Florence Academy of Art where she graduated in 2004, and now is Director of the Intermediate Program. In 2003, Daniela participated, as a student, in the exhibition “Realism Revisited” at Panorama Museum, Bad Frankenhausen, Germany. In 2004, she won the Best Painting of the Year award at The Florence Academy of Art. In September 2006 she participated in “The Florence Academy of Art Masters”, at Ettinger Gallery in New York. In 2013, she was accepted into the National Gallery BP Portrait Competition. That same year Daniela was awarded Honorable Mention at Modportrait Artelibre, Spain. Daniela works are in private collections in Italy, England and the U.S.
  • Creator:
    Daniela Astone (1984, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 51 in (129.54 cm)Width: 43.3 in (109.99 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Sag Harbor, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: AST-0067331stDibs: LU389313212962

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