TITLE: ANGIE WEARING A RED RIBBON, FIGURATIVE PORTRAIT STUDY IN PASTEL - CRAIG TAYLOR

A REFINED FIGURATIVE PORTRAIT STUDY EXECUTED IN SOFT PASTEL, DEPICTING A FEMALE NUDE FIGURE IN PROFILE POSE, RENDERED WITH ACCOMPLISHED TECHNICAL SKILL AND SENSITIVE HANDLING OF FORM AND LIGHT. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES CLASSICAL PORTRAITURE PRINCIPLES WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO ANATOMICAL PROPORTION AND SUBTLE MODELLING OF THE FIGURE.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
- MEDIUM: SOFT PASTEL ON PAPER
- ARTIST: CARRIE TAYLOR (SIGNED LOWER RIGHT)
- DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 56 CM, WIDTH 43 CM
- MOUNTING: MOUNTED ON NEUTRAL BOARD WITH WHITE BORDER

COMPOSITION:
THE FIGURE IS POSED IN THREE-QUARTER PROFILE VIEW, TURNED TO THE LEFT, WITH THE HEAD SLIGHTLY INCLINED IN A CONTEMPLATIVE POSE. THE ARTIST HAS EMPLOYED WARM OCHRE AND GOLDEN TONES TO MODEL THE FIGURE AGAINST A NEUTRAL BACKGROUND, CREATING SUBTLE ATMOSPHERIC DEPTH. A STRIKING RED RIBBON ACCENT IS POSITIONED AT THE CROWN OF THE HEAD, PROVIDING A FOCAL POINT OF COLOUR CONTRAST. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE COMPOSITION FEATURES A WHITE DRAPERY ELEMENT RENDERED WITH TRANSLUCENT HANDLING OF THE PASTEL MEDIUM.

CONDITION: THE PASTEL SURFACE IS STABLE AND WELL-PRESERVED. THE MOUNTING BOARD SHOWS MINOR FOXING AND AGE SPOTS CONSISTENT WITH AGE. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ARTWORK ITSELF. THE WORK REMAINS IN GOOD CONDITION SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE WORK APPEARS TO BE FROM THE ARTIST'S FIGURATIVE STUDY SERIES, LIKELY PRODUCED DURING THE 1980S-1990S PERIOD WHEN PORTRAIT STUDIES IN PASTEL WERE A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS OF CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PRACTICE.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293552+30

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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