Reclining Nude with Slave
1908
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1908
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Reclining Nude with Slave is a 1908 by Marcel Meys, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman in a white headwrap and light-colored dress holding a pink cloth over a reclining nude figure. The background is dark with a patterned curtain, and the bed has rich fabrics and pillows. The woman’s face is calm, while the nude figure lies still, almost asleep. The contrast between light and dark helps separate the two figures clearly. The colors are soft but stand out against the shadowy backdrop. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works in other paintings.
Marcel Meys (1886–1972) was a French artist, born in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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