Pandora

Catalog no.

0284

Year

1998

Subject

Nude

Media

Oil and Acrylics /
Oil on board

Size (H x W)

31 x 18 inches

Availability

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This was originally a "standing Nude" but was, much later, developed and coloured. The 'escaping demons' (from Pandora's box) are colourfully represented, however it would seem that he may have considered the story of Pandora a metaphor for sex.

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