Dorothy Braund 'Sun bathers (Cubist figures)' minimalist

Dorothy Braund 'Sun bathers (Cubist figures)' minimalistAustralian modernist Dorothy Braund pursued simplicity. As she described, it knocked her out theres no chance for accidental effects. If you are simple everything has to relate and work an ethos that steered her attitude towards art, producing work that was more musical than literal, hymns about people, places and activities. Throughout her oeuvre, Braund repeatedly returned to the beach. Like artists before and after her, she recognised the vital

Her work uses motifs from nature that are captured in dream-like moments

Image Size: 25 x 23 cm

From the artist’s archives

The composition was plucked from real life

he captures a day at a Fijian market – there are tropical fruits

It describes a story from Greek Mythology in which Aphrodite

taking what is most iconic from the cinematic moment and leaving the rest up to the viewer

dappled with an optimism that progress was the path to greater freedom and enlightenment for the Jewish diaspora

romantic and timeless

adding a distinct power to each composition

signed 'Ron Harbeck' and dated in lower margin

Signed: Signed 'LEADBEATER' below image