Monday, March 8, 2010

Simeon Solomon - The Spirit of Womanhood


1894
red chalk
11 x 9"
signed
Apologies for my scanner's striping effects

4 comments:

Lucy Corrander said...

A weird idea of womanhood and a disturbing picture. Need to get away from it quickly.

Lucy

Hermes said...

Simeon had rather strange ideas on sexuality and this may have tinged this rather strange picture (not helped by my scanner).

http://www.artmagick.com/pictures/artist.aspx?artist=simeon-solomon

Lucy Corrander said...

Strikes me it's more the spirit of young manhood (sort of).

Lucy

Carol said...

I actually like the contrast between the delicacy and flow of the figure and the stripes.