Mixed media collage of a Nude, Yasmin Brandolini D'Adda, (1929-2012)

Abstract Nude, Yasmin Brandolini D'Adda, (1929-2012). Mixed media collage and oil on paper of a female form. The artist using textured geometric cutouts and paint. Signed and dated 1974 Mounted in gilt wood frame 76cm x 57.5cm Yasmin Brandolini D’Adda was a South African, Post-War and Contemporary artist who was active in Italy throughout her career. Yasmin Brandolini D'Adda demonstrates an innovative approach to depicting the abstract nude female body through her use of neutral toned, geometric shaped, paper cut-outs and assembling them in a way that creates the form of a nude female figure. Brandolini D'Adda showcases her experimental approach in using vivid colour and paint to manipulate different textured paper surfaces in order to create patterns and cut-outs which display natural and curvaceous lines echoing the female form.