Nude With Dressing Gown is a 1967 painting by Australian artist John Brack. The painting depicts a nude woman putting on a dressing gown. Unusually for a Brack nude, the painting is a not a formal sitting; instead the subject is "caught ... in a more private moment as she modestly dons a gown".[1]
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| Artist | John Brack |
| Year | 1967 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 115.7 cm × 81.5 cm (45.6 in × 32.1 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
If his subject was not glowing with an almost fluorescent, irradiated green, this would be one of Brack's most sensual pictures. His model is lithe, adorned with a fashionable 1960s-style bob. She is far from Rubenesque, but the twist of hip is distinctly feminine. ... But any sensuality is counterbalanced by Brack's garish colouration.
— Ashley Crawford, [1]
The work is part of the Joseph Brown Collection at the National Gallery of Victoria.
References
edit- ^ a b Crawford, Ashley (16 December 2006). "A strangeness stripped bare". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
External links
edit- Nude with Dressing Gown - National Gallery of Victoria collection.
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