Model with Legs Up

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Pearlstein is best known for the realistic representations of nude figures that he paints from life in his studio. He treats his models in a detached way usually reserved for inanimate objects, dramatically foreshortening his figures and cropping them at odd angles. However, Pearlstein dignifies his subjects through their monumental scale and the precision with which they are painted. 'Model with Legs Up,' one of the artist’s most elegant compositions, is notable for the complexity of the skin tones and textile patterns and for the artist’s almost playful treatment of shadows on the wall.

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Painting
Nude
Female
Photo Realism
Wall
American
Leg