Liegende - Posters London which the artist had copied

which the artist had copied in 1887

The classical calm and regularity of these portraits combine with a cer-tain bourgeois simplicity

Van Gogh started the first version during mid October 1888 while staying in Arles

He picked his subjects from everyday life showing the figures in ordinary activities

Liegende - Posters London which the artist had copied"Liegende" by John William Godward is a great example of the reputation that he had established for his paintings of young women in a classical setting and his ability to convey with sensitivity and technical mastery the feel of contrasting textures, flesh, marble, fur and fabrics. The woman's pale white colored antique dress, not authentic but suggestive of antiquity, blends in with the smooth marble balustrade supporting her.