Description
A reclining female nude is seen from behind amid the diagonals of bedding and drawn marks. The pale etching concentrates attention on the body’s orientation rather than a recognizable face. Eugène Delacroix makes the rear view an active part of the encounter, allowing the figure’s placement and the surrounding fabric to shape a particular study of human form.
The 1833 etching gives that study a lasting graphic form. Its interest lies in the relationship between the person represented and the position from which she is seen, where the back view becomes an active part of the image rather than an absence of information. The encounter encourages a close regard for form and posture without requiring an elaborate setting or narrative to explain the figure’s presence.
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