Me in Sea

Gwen Hardie 1962

Summary

Three-quarter length self-portrait of a nude female standing in the sea. The subject is facing the viewer with both arms by her sides and head tilted to the left, downcast. The background is neutral with a blue/grey patch of colour at the bottom, depicting water. The melancholy picture shows a the artist from the top of her forehead down to her knees where she stands sumerged in the sea. The paintwork is dry and gestural, and some canvas is showing through in the sections where the paint is thinner.

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Me in Sea 1984 Gwen Hardie born 1962 Oil on canvas Gwen Hardie's paintings explore her body as if it were a landscape. The paint is applied with a sponge to give it a soft feathery appearance. She was born in Scotland but moved to Berlin where she spent time learning from Germany's new generation of figurative painters. Presented by the Contemporary Art Society 1989.124