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Sylivio Rey
Nude with Wet Drapery — Vintage Heliogravure , 1940
Heliogravure on paper
Ships from: North Miami Beach, Florida, USA (Martell Gallery).
Professional packing in double-wall cartons with protective padding;
Insured worldwide shipping available; delivery times vary by destination
Ships from: North Miami Beach, Florida, USA (Martell Gallery).
Professional packing in double-wall cartons with protective padding;
Insured worldwide shipping available; delivery times vary by destination
21 inches height x 17 inches width x 1.5 inches depth
A2181
$ 2,100.00
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A striking heliogravure by Sylvio Rey, 1940, depicting a female nude sheathed in clinging, wet drapery, the fabric streaming across the body in long diagonal folds and pooling in shadow....
A striking heliogravure by Sylvio Rey, 1940, depicting a female nude sheathed in clinging, wet drapery, the fabric streaming across the body in long diagonal folds and pooling in shadow. The effect recalls the "wet drapery" technique prized since antiquity — most famously in the Nike of Samothrace — in which soaked fabric is used to reveal, rather than conceal, the form beneath it. Rendered in high contrast and cropped tightly against a plain ground, the image sits closer to abstraction than to conventional figure study, with the fabric's rippling folds transformed into a sweeping, almost sculptural pattern of light and shadow. The rich blacks and finely graduated tones are characteristic of the heliogravure process, an intaglio printing technique valued for its exceptional depth and permanence.
Presented in a gilt-toned frame with a wide off-white mat. In excellent vintage condition, consistent with age.
Presented in a gilt-toned frame with a wide off-white mat. In excellent vintage condition, consistent with age.
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