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"The Modern Olympia", Odalisque Painting with Nude and Attendant, Sweden, 1926
$16,500
£12,472.09
€14,306
CA$23,001.68
A$25,039.20
CHF 13,290.82
MX$301,275.51
NOK 168,412.76
SEK 154,313.68
DKK 106,836.39
About the Item
Painted a year after the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) debuted in Paris, introducing the style we now call Art Deco which proceeded to sweep the world, this fabulous depiction of an odalisque also reflects a masterpiece from decades earlier -- "Olympia" by Édouard Manet. Just like the 1863 painting by the French master, this painting by Gunnar Torhamn depicts a languorous female nude, stretched out in her bed and cosseted by her pillows, who is attended to by a Black servant. However, in Torhamn's case the figure looks at her reflection in a hand mirror rather than the viewer. This painting is really two paintings in one, because the reverse shows an equally important painting, this time influenced by German Expressionism: a businessman with shifty eyes and slick hair, looking at a half-nude woman, perhaps a prostitute. Both sides of this painting show that Torhamn was familiar with the history of Western art and followed what artists were doing across the Continent. In later years, Torhamn became well known for his depiction of fishermen, farmers and other workers. In our opinion, this is one of his finest works. It is signed and dated in the lower righthand corner. The painting retains an old auction label on the reverse.
- Creator:Gunnar Torhamn (Painter)
- Dimensions:Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1926
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- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU865145171822
Gunnar Torhamn, best known as a painter of laborers on farms and seasides in his native Sweden. Torhamn, who already in his childhood showed artistic talents, studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp 1918–1921 for Olle Hjortzberg, among others, and then made study trips to France, Italy and North Africa 1923–1928. He was awarded the Royal Academy's Royal Medal in 1921 and 1924 and a major travel scholarship in 1925.
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