Leon Kroll

Art Appreciation

American painter and lithographer Leon Kroll was once described by LIFE Magazine as "the dean of U.S. nude painters."

The painting that caught my attention was one titled Reflections, which I came across while browsing a blog I follow, La Conchiglia di Venere. The artwork shows a naked petite girl fixing her reddish hair in front of a mirror. Her back is delicately curved from the weight placed on her knee resting on the chaise lounge.

You can see more of Kroll's artwork HERE.

Morning on the Cape via bjws

Reflections via conchigliadivenere

Reclining nude in interior (1929) via readingandart

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Kroll
http://www.rogallery.com/kroll_leon/kroll-biography.htm
http://www.artnet.com/artists/leon-kroll/
http://bjws.blogspot.com/2012/12/several-surprising-paintings-by-new.html
http://www.mcdougallfinearts.com/artists/Leon-Kroll/biography.aspx
http://tr-art-literature.blogspot.com/2012/09/leon-kroll.html
http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/09/leon-kroll-1884-1974-american-painter.html
http://boverijuancarlospintores.blogspot.com/2012/04/leon-kroll.html
http://readingandart.blogspot.com/2014/04/leon-kroll.html
http://maherartgallery.blogspot.com/2012/02/leon-kroll-1884-1974-american-painter.html
http://conchigliadivenere.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/leon-kroll-1884-1974-american/