Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist

ABOUT THE WORK

Manansala’s nudes have always revealed the artist’s eye for the intimate. This work offers a marked contrast to the other charcoal nudes, or on a strident note, erotica of Manansala during this period. Whereas the entire artist’s other charcoal Venuses’ sexuality are strained via all the artistic posturing, tthis post-coital ménage-a-trois image is sumptuously relaxed. Seen thus, the three figures are commemorated together in their reciprocity. A tender, intimate sense of equivalence. The revelation of the energy of life and its sensual qualities are central to the nudes of Manansala. He seeks also to provoke discussion on the notions of high and low in art.