Composition (Study of Nudes)
1900
oil
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
1900
oil
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
This painting shows a group of people lying down, possibly sleeping. They are all nude and are shown in a very loose, abstract style. The colors are muted and earthy, with lots of browns and tans. One interesting thing about this painting is that it's very hard to tell what's going on. The figures are all jumbled together, and it's not clear who's who or what they're doing. It's like the artist took a bunch of people and threw them together on the canvas. If you like this painting, you might want to check out more works by Stanisław Wyspiański.
