Between Modernist and Folk, Visceral Old Carved Reclining Nude on (and of) Slab mathematical while the rest is metal

while the rest is metal

The canvas is a bit loose from the stretcher on the short sides

Wear and some paint loss around the edges of the ears as evident

I'm a total sucker for things like this

Here is a link to a page on the website of the New England Backgammon club devoted to the history of doubling cubes

Between Modernist and Folk, Visceral Old Carved Reclining Nude on (and of) Slab mathematical while the rest is metalThe more time I spend with this one the more I love her. She's got a bit of the Rodin about her in aspiration, but I think more the spirit of a Rodin watercolor than a sculpture, much looser, and her face is more Picasso or de Kooning esque! Altogether she feels one part academic, one part folk, and with a sort of crusty surface that makes her feel as if she were long buried and just dug up, like an ancient fertility goddess! Great from every angle