Isidore Pils / Nude Woman / c. 1841

Isidore Pils
Nude Woman
c. 1841
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Creator Name: Pils, Isidore Alexandre Augustin
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1813/15 - 1875
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Isidore Pils
Title: Nude Woman
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1839
Creation End Date: 1843
Creation Date: c. 1841
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 71.8cm x 92cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1939.63
Credit Line: Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: The languorous, sensuous pose of this woman is strongly reminiscent of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres' popular paintings of odalisques, female slaves and concubines in Turkish harems.Much of this canvas has been left thinly painted or entirely blank, suggesting that it was a figural study rather than a finished work of art. The French Academy in the 19th century viewed the depiction of the nude as the ultimate measure of an artist's skill. Because models changed poses frequently, students had to work quickly and without embellishment. Here the artist completed only those areas needed to emphasize the contours of the model's body.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1939.63
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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