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Woman Reclining, Sleeping (1901 – 1995)

Last update: 22nd May 2025 The topic of this post is the pictorial depiction of the female figure reclining, or

Introduction Crucifixion is the subject that attests to the fragility, the futility, the horror and at the utter impossibility of life. Live is

“If you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss will stare back at you” Friedrich Nietzsche …the face is

Back in 1995 I visited an exhibition of the late period Degas in the National Gallery of London. Among the