Acrylic on linen
Signed on the front.
Acrylic paint on loose linen. Canvas size is 91 x 58 cm with about 25mm of unpainted border.
Based on sketches and compositional watercolour studies exploring the beauty and imperfection of human body.
This painting has been influenced by Shostakovich's Symphony No.7 in C major, also called Leningrad.
It was finished in one intensive painting day, with very little overpainting and few corrections. Painted mostly in 'alla prima' impressionistic style.
It can be displayed very simply, pinned on wall, or hanging off rails. If framing is preferred option, float framing would be a good choice.
It can be, but not necessarily, framed under glass or it can be stretched on a wooden stretcher frame.
Painting will be rolled posted in a large diameter cardboard tube.
Artist's inspiration and title came from Henry Miller's novel with the same name in 1930s Paris, when he was an obscure, penniless writer.