Figure accoudée — Fine Art

Figure accoudée - 1953 by Nicolas de Stael shows a standing figure leaning on an elbow. The painter worked with thick layers of paint in strong, simple colours.

The body takes up much of the sheet and the background stays plain. You look at a figure study in the French post war style. A fine art print shows the paint layers as they are on the sheet.

The light frame suits a pale wall and the wood frame sits with wooden furniture. Put this print at shoulder height on the wall. In the kitchen, you notice the elbow and the plain background while the kettle waits.