Painted 1887 SEATED MODEL, BACK
Study for The Models) Oil on panel, 9 5/8x 6 1/4". Unsigned The Louvre, Paris This is by far the finest of the three studies for The Models.
The form has the density of a Greek sculpture. The light barely touches the figure and reveals it at once both sharp and soft. There is almost no contour. Color is here at its zenith. The swarm of dots produces a marvelous spangled effect.