Henri Gervex - Nu a la Psyche [1910]

Henri Gervex - Nu a la Psyche [1910], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Henri Gervex (1852 - 1929) was a French painter who studied painting under Cabanel, Brisset and Fromentin. His early work belonged almost exclusively to the mythological genre which served as an excuse for the painting of the nude, not always in the best of taste; indeed, his painting entitled Rolla (1878) was rejected by the jury of the Salon for immorality. He afterwards devoted himself to representations of modern life.

[Pastel on paper laid down on canvas, 73 x 59.5 cm]