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Sleeping Nude and Two Studies of a Female Nude

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This delicate drawing captures the serene beauty of a sleeping nude woman with an ethereal lightness that almost seems to float on the page. The artist employs fine, graceful lines with subtle touches of warm shading that enhance the softness of the figure’s skin, creating a tender interplay between shadow and form. The reclining pose, with arms gently raised and eyes closed, evokes a sense of peaceful repose and intimacy, inviting viewers to silently admire the quiet vulnerability of the subject.

The composition is minimal and airy, emphasizing the fluidity of the female form without distraction. The pale color palette centers on gentle flesh tones blended with faint reds and browns, lending warmth and naturalism to the delicate contours. This sketch-like quality, combined with the fluidity of the line work, suggests a moment of uninterrupted tranquility, and it speaks to an artistic fascination with grace, subtle emotion, and classical elegance. There is a timeless charm here, a quiet celebration of the nude as both a study of the human body and as a poetic expression of stillness and beauty.

Sleeping Nude and Two Studies of a Female Nude

Paul César Helleu

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4096 × 1952 px
670 × 340 mm

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