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Description: | The painting's previous attribution was probably based on Couture's unique pictorial technique, resulting in a particular surface texture and style of painting. Couture, a painter and teacher, was known for his commentary on contemporary issues, depicted often in historical compositions. Averse to the French establishment he followed an independent path. Couture accepted students in the 1830s and 1840s, but in 1861 he opened an art school at his birthplace, Senlis, where he also published manuals on practical application of painting. It is possible that this work was executed by one of his students, known for their loyalty to their master, in his studio where both female and male models were employed. Couture stressed to his student E.V. Valentine in 1860 when drawing a female nude the need for simplicity and balancing of line', (Boime, Albert, Thomas Couture & the Eclectic Vision, New Haven and London, 1980, p. 449) qualities that are certainly seen in this work. | Subjects: | figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Couture, Thomas (French painter and teacher, 1815-1879) Æ Attributed to manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8753... | Go to resource |
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