Homage to Eugène Durieu’s Seated Female Nude by Corné Akkers

Corné Akkers reinterprets a classical figurative subject through a language shaped by cubism, impressionism, and surrealism. The seated form is rendered in tonal planes rather than smooth contour — light and shadow broken into rhythmic facets that fracture the figure while preserving its essential presence. The palette is restrained and atmospheric, lending the composition a meditative stillness despite its structural complexity.

Printed in our Berlin studio, this canvas print brings a tactile warmth that suits the work's fractured, painterly quality. The woven surface adds subtle depth and substance, giving the tonal planes a physical presence that draws the eye in and holds it.