Male Torso in Profile - Theodore Gericault Framed Canvas
Description
Géricault's "Male Torso in Profile, Right Arm Raised" ignites the canvas, a fleshly inferno where Romanticism's embers smolder. This seated Adonis, half-clothed in fire red fabric, radiates energy like a coiled spring in Time's grand clockwork.
The artist's brush, part scalpel, part caress, dissects the landscape of human vigor - each pectoral a hill, each bicep a valley in this topography of vitality. Chiaroscuro dances across skin like firelight in Plato's cave, revealing truths etched in sinew and bone. That crimson drapery, a lava flow of passion barely contained, threatens to consume our hero in its chromatic eruption.
Géricault doesn't merely paint; he performs alchemy, transmuting oil and pigment into living, breathing essence. Our subject's gaze, a laser beam of introspection, looking beyond the fog of 19th-century conventions. This isn't portraiture; it's a philosophical treatise daubed in supple skin tones and scantily clad desire.
About the Artist
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Cost
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Delivery Times
Production:
The average time it takes to produce the treasures you find here is 2-4 days.
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USA: 2-5 days • Canada: 3-8 days • UK: 2-5 days • Europe: 3-6 days • Australia: 2-5 days • New Zealand: 3-8 days • Rest of the world: 2-4 weeks
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Returns and Refunds
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Details, Details
Canvas: 38mm, hand-stretched, natural white, 400gsm (11.8oz/yd)
Inks: Water-based
Frame: Durable European knotless pine, black satin-laminated finish, 19mm frame depth
Finish & Texture
Finely textured artist-grade cotton substrate that reproduces details with luxurious vibrance and outstanding clarity. 38mm canvas frame depth. Stretcher bars milled from the finest quality European kiln-dried knotless pine.
Giclée Printing
Gold standard for museum-level quality. Traditional printing uses the classic CMYK color range. Giclée uses pigment based, archival quality inks. Manufactured on advanced inkjet printers with up to 12 individual colors.
100+ Years of Color
Your new canvas print will be produced with bright and vibrant water-based inks that are non-hazardous and toxin-free. Printed using a pro-lab process that delivers 100+ years of spectacular colour when cared for correctly.
Brand New, Just for You
Your new float framed canvas will be produced with care after you place an order. It's called print on demand: minimizing landfill, water & energy use by only producing art people actually want.
FSC® Certified Wood
Trees are harvested with no net loss of forest over time. Workers are provided proper training, safety protocols, and fair wages. Local communities’ rights and resources are respected.
Partnered with Prodigi
I've worked with a lot of partners over the years. Prodigi's quality and care is remarkable, but their commitment to art, the environment and ethical supply chains captured my heart.