Standing Nude in the Studio (Nu debout à l'atelier)

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

The female nude was a cherished motif at the beginning of the 20th century, forming a bridge between European tradition and the formal experimentations of modern artists. Pascin shared an interest in this classic subject with his Parisian contemporaries Pablo Picasso, Kees van Dongen, and Amedeo Modigliani, among others. Recalling Cézanne's work, here he depicts a model standing in his studio, using a rich palette of ocher and blue tones to form the figure out of faceted masses.

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