In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Born in Bulgaria, Pascin moved to Paris in 1905, drawn to the cosmopolitan artistic scene of the Montparnasse and Montmartre neighborhoods. His favorite subject was the female nude, depicting prostitutes in brothels or inviting professional models to his studio, as in this painting. Here he chose to contrast two opposing attitudes: the woman on the left stretches her arms above her head, occupying the space and brazenly exposing herself to the viewer, while the one on the right withdraws into herself in a modest pose.
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Paul Cézanne — Le bain
Paul Cézanne — Quatre baigneuses
Georges Rouault — Two Ballet Girls
Henri Matisse — Luxury I
Paul Cézanne — The Toilette (La Toilette)
Pablo Picasso — Three Nudes (Trois nus)
Paul Cézanne — Nude woman
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — Kneeling Nude in front of Red Screen
Émile Bernard — Bathers with Red Cow
Paul Cézanne — Bethsabée
Roger de La Fresnaye — Nude
Franz Marc — Nudes under Trees
