The Prayer South African Artist The curve of her bare

The curve of her bare shoulder makes a lovely contrast to her decorative dress

postcolonialism

Art and ARtists of South Africa

This stunning 30 x 40cm canvas has 19 colours and is not too hard

The Prayer South African Artist The curve of her bareFelice Casorati was an Italian painter born in 1883. After he graduated in law, he left that field and devoted himself totally to becoming an artist, which he remained his whole life. This painting, The Prayer (or And Life Calls) was painted in 1914. This painting hints at the contact he had with Klimt and other painters of the Viennese Sucession. Although many critics found Casorati's work cold, cerebral, and academic, he achieved international