preoccupations: whereas in his paintings nudity and sexuality are covered, almost imprisoned by ornament and textile to be partially and tantalisingly revealed, in his drawings eroticism is open and undisguised. Even during his lifetime, his drawings were by some critics regarded as the best work of his entire Ĺ“uvre, but they would not have been widely seen.
Water Snakes II 1904-1907 oil on canvas, 80 x 145 cm Private collection
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