Birth of Venus, Modern

Pastel and ink

On paper

Ltd. ed.

               Price unframed

Inspired by Alexandre Cabanel's 1863 exhibit at the Salon, she is to a transom as a hand to a glove

Voluptuous women and substantial men signified prosperity not so long ago.  In this adaptation of Cabanel's Birth of Venus, I represented Venus's body more in line with my own notion of healthy sufficiency.  In addition to a few pounds, my Venus was also pared of the hovering Cupids seen in the original below.  

Although her dimensions really were conceived to fit a transom, such a perch is hardly a necessity. 

This modern Venus would catch the eye on any long wall when matted in teal and framed in teak.