Dimensions: support: 940 x 1073 mm
Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Mark Gertler’s "Queen of Sheba" presents the reclining figure with rich ochre tones. The composition feels both intimate and powerful. What strikes you most about the formal elements at play here? Curator: Note the handling of light and shadow; the artist uses chiaroscuro to emphasize the figure's volume. The interplay between warm flesh tones and cool drapery creates a visual tension. What does this contrast evoke for you? Editor: It makes me think about balance and the gaze. It is compelling. Thank you. Curator: Indeed, a study in contrasts revealing the artist's unique vision.
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In the 1920s Gertler painted a series of female nudes, set in opulent surroundings. In these paintings his two favourite subjects, the human figure and the still life, were combined. Gertler admired the work of Renoir, especially his voluptuous female nudes, and was always on the look out for a model with Renoir-like features. Gertler's nudes and still lifes were always painted from the model and conveyed a sense of reality. But he liked to mix that reality with the unreality of the setting. Here the title confers upon the nude a mysterious and grand Middle Eastern lineage. Gallery label, August 2004
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