Pantagruel: Livre V, Chapter XXXVI - "Les Freques" by Bernard Reder

Pantagruel: Livre V, Chapter XXXVI - "Les Freques" 1942

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Bernard Reder's 1942 woodcut "Pantagruel: Livre V, Chapter XXXVI - 'Les Freques'" depicts a group of nude figures gathered near a rocky shoreline. The artist's distinctive style, characterized by bold lines and expressive contours, lends a sense of dynamism and movement to the figures. The subject matter likely references the bawdy novel "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by François Rabelais, known for its satirical commentary on social and religious institutions. Reder's woodcut, in its stark and powerful composition, reflects the artist's exploration of the human body and its relationship to the natural world.