Wednesday 18 July 2012

Popular nude

This statue of a young lady bathing - in the classical style - may be a copy of a famous statue.  I wish I knew.
It's certainly popular enough: versions of it crop in hundreds of suburban gardens, and are on sale at dozens of locations, including DIY stores.

The wonder is: why? 
Under most circumstances a depiction of a loosely-clad young woman ('under a male gaze' as the art critics would say) wouldn't usually go down well in a domestic situation.
I know it's usually placed near a water-feature - as the one in this photo was - so there is a tie-in of sorts, but it's still a bit of a puzzle.

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