Albert Joseph Penot Prints – Winged Fantasy & Figure Studies
Albert Joseph Penot prints place the body against dark or softly coloured surroundings, making its outline and gesture prominent. Spread wings give one figure an imagined setting, while a stool or cushion makes another more intimate. Explore these works alongside mythological art, figure studies and academic painting.
Raised arms above a dark winged silhouette
The Bat-Woman sets the pale figure against a deep cloudy field, with broad wings extending on either side. The lifted hands continue the upward direction of the body. Concentrated light distinguishes the face and torso while the larger surrounding forms remain subdued.
A turned figure above green drapery
The Feathered Headband places the seated sitter on a narrow stool with the back partly towards the viewer. A dark headband and warm background frame the head. The gathered cloth supplies the largest colour area, contrasting with the more delicately modelled shoulder and profile.
An angled pose within warm shadow
Le Charme de la soirée reclines the figure against dark fabric, with one arm bent above the head and the other raised near the face. Blue-green cloth gathers below. The close framing lets the curved arms and lit upper body carry the composition without an extensive room.
Related artists and collections
Compare imagined bodies in Edward Robert Hughes, symbolic figures in Odilon Redon and posed studies in Frederic Leighton. Further nude art develops the changing poses, while mythological prints follows the winged figure and its atmospheric surrounding space.
Read more in our guide to witches and witchcraft in art.