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Unknown — Deux jeunes femmes nues, guirlandes de feuillages et de fruits
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Deux jeunes femmes nues, guirlandes de feuillages et de fruits

1890

This oil on canvas depicts two nude young women adorned with garlands of foliage and fruit, a composition that exemplifies the decorative traditions of 18th century French art. The work reflects the rococo aesthetic through its celebration of sensuality, natural abundance, and ornamental beauty, with the intertwining of the female figures and botanical elements creating a harmonious, festive arrangement. The painting's allegorical subject matter, likely representing fertility or the bounty of nature, was a popular theme among French painters of the period.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Modernités

October 18, 2024

Estimate: $1,000,000$1,500,000

Lot 114

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Unknown, Deux jeunes femmes nues, guirlandes de feuillages et de fruits, 1890

This oil on canvas depicts two nude young women adorned with garlands of foliage and fruit, a composition that exemplifies the decorative traditions of 18th century French art. The work reflects the rococo aesthetic through its celebration of sensuality, natural abundance, and ornamental beauty, with the intertwining of the female figures and botanical elements creating a harmonious, festive arrangement. The painting's allegorical subject matter, likely representing fertility or the bounty of nature, was a popular theme among French painters of the period.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1890
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Sensual, Rococo, French Artist, Decorative, Allegorical, Classical Composition, Female Nudes, 18th Century, Ornamental Design, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art