[Original Artwork]: Contrapposto Nude with Red Hair

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Unbound. Original artwork. Appears to be oil on cardboard (unexamined out of frame) glazed in wooden frame. The painting is approximately 8" x 17", the frame is approximately 10½" x 19¾". Appears fine in a slightly worn very good frame. A striking palette of reds, blues, greens, and yellows depict a standing nude standing contrapposto, her left arm raised as she pushes back her vibrant red hair. Likely Cummings' third wife, Marion Morehouse, whom he painted often; written on the back of the frame is "M.M.C." Known for his experimental poetry, Cummings was also a prolific painter with a distinct style. In a piece titled "Forward I" found in his collected miscellaneous writings, Cummings plays out an imaginary conversation, "Why do you paint?/For the exact same reason I breathe ... Tell me doesn't your painting interfere with your writing/Quite the contrary: they love each other dearly."

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Item #72334 [Original Artwork]: Contrapposto Nude with Red Hair. E. E CUMMINGS.

E.E. Cummings
birth name: Edward Estlin Cummings
born: 10/14/1894
died: 9/3/1962

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Biography

American poet and painter who first attracted attention, in an age of literary experimentation, for his eccentric punctuation and phrasing. The spirit of New England dissent and of Emersonian self-reliance underlies the urbanized Yankee colloquialism of Cummings' verse. The commonly held belief that Cummings had his name legally changed to lowercase letters only is erroneous. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature

In addition to his poetry, Cummings was also noted for both his theories about the visual arts and his own paintings. We are pleased to offer many original E.E. Cummings paintings in collaboration with Ken Lopez - Bookseller.more

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