This one is by Robert Payton Reid (1859-1945), and it is so popular that more than one company
on line is selling poster size reproductions of it. It is thought to be from very early in his career,
likely academic. He went on to become famous for painting flattering portraits
of dainty ladies and garden scenes with women and girls. Go figure.
I think the popularity is from the subject's very direct forthright gaze; he' s proud of his body and eager to share -Dee Exx
ReplyDeleteSpot on, Dee! Too bad he didn't continue in this direction with his art.
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