ANSELMO BUCCI
(Fossombrone, 1887 - Monza, 1955)
German Model, September 1939
Oil on canvas, 60x50 cm
Signed and dated lower right “BUCCI/Milano/1939”
Title and autograph date on the back
Provenance: Mario Fossati collection (Bucci Heirs)
Exhibitions: Anselmo Bucci - The Flying Painter, Montrasio Arte, Monza, curated by A. Montrasio and M. Fossati, September 21 - November 12, 2006
Bibliography: Anselmo Bucci - The Flying Painter, edited by A. Montrasio and M. Fossati, exhibition catalog, Silvana ed. 2006, cat.43; Anselmo Bucci - The Mario Fossati collection, Milan, 2009, n 17; Art outside the regime - Novecento a nudo, edited by G. Cribiori, Studiolo, Milan, 2013, Echi dal Novecento vol 3, n 12
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The nude figure stands out against the black background of the painting in a particularly plastic way.
The generous forms of the girl contribute to making the work very sensual, especially when compared with Bucci's standards, who is rarely “aggressive” in the direct depiction of a nude.
The German model, however, looks elsewhere, as if absorbed in her thoughts, which completely dampens the impact of her physicality on the viewer, rebalancing Bucci's modus operandi.
The choice of the totally black background is completely new and particularly apt.
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