| Femme nue dormant au bord de l'eau | |
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| Artist | Félix Vallotton |
| Year | 1921 |
| Medium | oil painting on canvas |
| Movement | Nabis |
| Subject | a sleeping nude in a landscape |
| Dimensions | 122.5 cm × 192.5 cm (48.2 in × 75.8 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain, Strasbourg |
| Accession | 1926 |
Femme nue dormant au bord de l'eau (Naked Woman sleeping by the Water) is a 1921 oil on canvas painting by the Swiss and French artist Félix Vallotton. It was given to the Strasbourg museum by Vallotton's widow in 1926 and is now in the Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain. Its inventory number is 55.974.0.879.
The woman's body, with its greenish shadows and uncomfortable posture, is deliberately depicted in an anti-naturalistic manner. The three rowing men on the right edge of the painting are supposed to be the products of the woman's dream. In any case, their movement and activity contrast with the sleeper's indolence and inertia.
External links
- Femme nue dormant au bord de l'eau, presentation of the painting on the museum's website