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Male Nude from the Back - William Etty Framed Canvas

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Description

Gaze upon Etty's Male Nude, Kneeling, from the Back - a flesh-toned rebellion against stuffed-shirt sensibilities. This 1840 bombshell transforms canvas into a battleground where pigment wages war on propriety. Our anonymous Hercules, muscles coiled like springs in time's grand clockwork, bends before art's altar.

Etty's brush, part scalpel, part caress, dissects the landscape of human vulnerability - each vertebra a hill, each dimple a valley in this topography of desire. The palette smolders with sunset hues, as if this figure absorbed the day's last light into his very pores. That pose - a paradox of submission and defiance - beckons viewers into a silent tango of looking and being seen. A manifesto daubed in skin tones, each brushstroke a seditious yell against the Victorian chorus of cover up!

Etty, queer scientist of the easel, concocts a visual elixir that intoxicates the eye and scandalizes the soul, inviting us to skinny-dip in the tempestuous waters of artistic freedom.

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About the Canvas

Make any room a showpiece

• Luscious artist-grade cotton canvas, finely textured for depth and precision.

• Hand-stretched and natural white to capture light/color with striking clarity.

• Printed with non-toxic, water-based pigments that stay vivid for decades.

• Precisely measured floating frame that creates a sleek, gallery-worthy effect.

• Sustainably sourced FSC® certified European knotless pine.

3 distinctive frame colors

Black: Suits every style from bold modernity to gothic opulence.

White: Helps art shine bright in dark rooms to lift your mood.

Natural: Infuses warmth with its rich, honeyed tones.

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About the Artist

William Etty (1787–1849) was an English Romantic painter whose luminous, flesh-toned canvases challenged the conventions of 19th-century British art. A master of color and composition, Etty is best known for his bold depictions of the nude figure, exploring themes of sensuality, mythology, and human vulnerability.

Deeply inspired by the Old Masters, particularly Rubens and Titian, he infused his paintings with a rich, almost sculptural use of light and texture, elevating the study of the human form to new artistic heights.

His male and female nudes, often drawn from classical and biblical narratives, were groundbreaking in their eroticism and psychological depth, stirring controversy yet earning him a devoted following.

Though he faced criticism from moralists of his time, Etty’s dedication to beauty, naturalism, and painterly expression cemented his place as a pioneer in British art. His legacy endures in the vibrant, emotionally charged brushwork that continues to inspire contemporary figurative artists and collectors of historical nude painting.
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USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • Europe: 5-10 days • Australia: 4-9 days • New Zealand: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

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Artist-grade cotton with lush, finely grained texture. Engineered to capture every intricate brushstroke and subtle gradient.

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Forget 4 color CMYK. Giclée layers up to 12 — alive with deeper shadows, richer highlights and multidimensional contrasts.

A Century of Color

Printed using a pro-lab process that helps art stay bold & breathtaking for up to 100 yr with non-toxic, archival-grade inks.

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