Nude With Red Cloth By Many Benner 1873-1965

Nude with red sheet by Many Benner. Oil on canvas signed lower left. Intimate setting and particularly neat background with the textile of the cushions in the background of the wall, the nude is highlighted on a sheet in red tones. Many Benner excelled in these nudes that made his reputation. It was probably the advice of Jean Jacques Henner, an internationally renowned artist and friend of the Benner family, that allowed Many Benner to master the rendering of the flesh tone with such realism but often treated in an intimate setting. These atmospheres with soft lights were magnified by the presence of fabrics whose rendering of the material and color was particularly neat. Oil on canvas signed Many Benner. Gilded wooden frame. Benner Emmanuel-Michel, (1873-1965) known as Many, so that he would not be confused with his uncle Emmanuel Benner. Second Grand Prix de Rome in 1894 and 1898, student of Jean Jacques Henner, Benjamin Constant and Lefebvre. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, at the Maison d'Art Alsacienne in Strasbourg, at the Galerie Aktuarius and at the Société des Amis des Arts in Mulhouse. He represents the fourth generation of a dynasty of artists who have left their mark on fine arts in France and Alsace. He was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor Works presented in many museums