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Portrait oil on canvas inspired by Albaydé by Cabanel signed Darmont 78x68
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Portrait oil on canvas inspired by Albaydé by Cabanel signed Darmont 78x68
The tragic heroine of Victor Hugo's Orientales, Albaydé is a young woman of 15 who meets a tragic fate in a patriarchal, slave-owning society, portrayed here as a slave prisoner in a harem. Cabanel's original work of 1848 favored a meticulous rendering in which Albaydé's absent expression and sickly whiteness evoke fallen love and corrupted youth. Like a post-mortem photograph, Albaydé is presented, dead, but with the vivid allure of her lost beauty and innocence.
In death, she has become immortal, silent, yet with much to say... Like a Greek goddess, she stares down at us, mere mortals imposing curiosity and emotion on our gaze. A true symbol of a life stolen by the lust and perversion of men, Albaydé is no longer just another Odalisque, but a powerful symbol of the feminist struggle in the 19th century.
Darmont, a twentieth-century painter, has taken over the codes of the original work: the scene in the background, the posture, everything is faithful to the original except the face, probably a deliberate choice on his part to paint a face more in keeping with twentieth-century codes, a knowledge of the artist, or a necessary modification so as not to pass off his work as a copy? It's the mystery that surrounds this painting that gives it its unique beauty and finesse.
Lovers of feminist works and oil on canvas on the theme of women and Odalisques, don't wait any longer! Treat yourself to this museum piece without further delay!
Dimensions:
→ H x W x D total: 78 x 68 x 3 cm
→ H x W of canvas: 60 x 51 cm
→ Weight : 3 kg
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ConditionExcellentColorsMulti Color, Red, Pink, Turquoise, Blue, White, Beige, Silver, Orange, YellowMaterialWood, CanvasNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight78 cmWidth68 cm
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La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, FranceOn Whoppah since April 2025 • 1 sale