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In the Clefts of the Rock, 1998
Acrylic with 23 kt. Gold Leaf on Paper
26 × 15.5 in, framed: 35.25 × 24.25 × 2 ″
Signature
Hand Signed and Dated 1998 in Acrylic, lower right
Highly influenced by the artistic principles of the Neoclassical Period and the idealized images of Maxfield Parrish, Manuel Nuñez captures a figure of feminine pulchritude adorned in a classical gown seated on a rock surrounded by crashing waves. The harmonic scene is exquisitely balanced with a background of electric violets, radiant reds and rich glowing earth tone pigments contrasted by the la…