Nymphs in the Lake Antonio Alice

Nymphs in the Lake
Antonio Alice
From the collection of
Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat
In Nymphs in the Lake, Alice establishes the scheme of the work with the foreground trees as vertical elements that are then extended en suite. The horizontal elements begin perpendicularly at the border of the lake, are prolonged along the dock and finally disappear on the far shore. In this scheme, the strident white of the little house leads the eye to the center of the scene. There, four women, the “nymphs” from the work’s title, are spread in a zigzag stepped line, creating a unique sequence of movement. A fifth bather barely appears at the right. Once again, the equilibrium between warm tones (in the voluptuous nude bodies) and cool ones (the intense blue of the lake) are integrated through an ample symphony of magnificently elaborated greens. In this way, the landscape becomes a chorus for the women’s uninhibited sensuality. This painting tells us much more about Alice than his exemplary patriotic canvases.
Details
Title: Nymphs in the Lake
Creator: Antonio Alice
Physical Dimensions: 55 x 80 cm

Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat
Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Collection gathers an important selection of works of art belonging to Argentinian and international artists. In the lower floors of the building, the national tour is dedicated to the problematics of Argentinian art in the 19th and 20th century, with emblematic artists such as Prilidiano Pueyrredón, Emilio Pettoruti, Xul Solar and Antonio Berni, among others. There is also an area exclusively dedicated for international art with works by great masters like Pieter Brueghel II and Joseph M. William Turner. Temporary exhibitions are held on upper levels; besides, a section dedicated to ancient civilizations is presented on the second floor of the Collection.

Antonio Alice
Feb 23, 1886 - Aug 24, 1943

Antonio Alice was an Argentine portrait painter. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1904.
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