
Jenny Saville
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A monumental female nude is pressed against a glass surface, her flesh distorting and flattening against the transparent barrier in raw, visceral detail. Saville renders the compressed skin with her characteristic bold, gestural brushwork, exploring themes of body image, weight, and feminine physicality with unflinching intensity. The intimate yet confrontational composition collapses the distance between subject and viewer, forcing an uncomfortable closeness with the female form.
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- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 12, 2014
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