Albert Cresswell

Nymph from behind with statue and cherub

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 119.5 x 72.5 x 3.5 cm Small ones missing paint on original frame

Work on canvas Molded frame Diensions with frame : 87 x 73.5 x 4.5 cm This captivating work depicts a female nude in a dynamic pose, combining softness and tension. Every curve of t...

Martin is also a brilliant portrait painter. His work is intimate and affectionate; it comes across as a process in which there's a strong emotional participation. He asked this lady to sit for him after spotting her resemblance with one of Rembrandt's portrait ( on show now at the Late Works show at the National Gallery). The delicacy of this piece is remarkable and one of the most moving painting of old age I have seen in recent years.One of my favourite bodies of work that he has produced is this series of paintings and drawings of Pole Dancers. He painted these from sketches made in Soho strip clubs, as a last row visitor who sees the scene through the filter of the old masters. There's the nude, the overtly sexy nude under cheesy coloured lights, and there's the indistinct mob watching, trying to touch and who knows what else they are up to. Lautrec and Degas come to mind for these paintings that talk about women, men, power, loneliness Martin Yeoman...

Baes Emile Brussels 1879 – 1953 Paris Belgian Painter Female Nude Signature: Signed bottom right Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 65 x 54 cm Biography: Baes Emile was b...