Painted in 1918, the painting still contains a hauntingly vibrant and erotic charge. Perhaps eyes painted without black pupils seem ghostly but the painterly dabs of umber tones definitely bring this woman back to earth.
Factbox:
What: La Vie Moderne, Paris 1925 to 1937
Where: Taipei Fine Arts Museum,181, Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (
Telephone: (02) 2595 7656
When: To Feb. 5
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