{"product_id":"nude-in-armchair-patrick-ross-arnold-c-1980s","title":"Nude on Armchair - Patrick Ross Arnold, c. 1980s","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte-table-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 98.087%;\" height=\"1543\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNude on Armchair*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatrick Ross Arnold, c. 1980s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatrick Ross Arnold’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNude on Armchair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a figurative interior that uses the seated nude as both subject and compositional anchor. The work is built around the contrast between the figure’s warm flesh tones and the cool whites, blues, grays, and dark browns of the surrounding environment. This temperature contrast gives the painting much of its visual strength, allowing the body to emerge from the chair while still remaining integrated into the larger atmosphere of the room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition is organized diagonally through the sitter’s body. Her bent leg draws the eye inward from the lower left, while the torso and lowered head pull the viewer toward the upper right. This diagonal movement keeps the seated pose from becoming static. The armchair, by contrast, provides a stable architectural framework. Its pale drapery creates soft folds and broad planes of light, while the darker background and right-side armrest contain the figure within the space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArnold’s handling of fabric is one of the most visually successful aspects of the painting. The white drapery is treated as an active field of movement. Folds are built through cool blue-gray shadows, pale yellow highlights, and loose painterly transitions. The saturated blue cloth across the back of the chair introduces a bolder chromatic note, creating a strong counterpoint to the otherwise muted palette. It also helps separate the figure from the chair, preventing the pale skin and pale fabric from blending too softly into one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure is rendered with a loose but attentive touch. Arnold does not overly define the anatomy, yet the body remains believable through the use of shadow, mass, and directional brushwork. The violet and mauve shadows along the torso, arms, and legs give the figure a sculptural quality, while the warmer highlights suggest flesh without becoming overly literal. The treatment of the face is intentionally restrained, with the sitter’s features partially obscured by shadow and hair. This choice shifts attention away from portraiture and toward bodily presence, mood, and form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting also makes effective use of unfinished or simplified passages. The rectangular color fields in the background, including the terracotta, gray, and dark brown areas, give the work a modernist sense of construction. These passages prevent the scene from becoming purely illusionistic. Instead, Arnold allows the viewer to remain aware of the painting as a painted surface, balancing representation with abstraction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNude on Armchair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e succeeds as a work of quiet figural observation. Its strength lies in the relationship between body, fabric, color, and interior space. Arnold presents the nude not as an idealized symbol, but as a grounded human subject. The painting’s looseness gives it immediacy, while its careful color relationships and compositional structure give it lasting visual interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n-\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 58, 150);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Flike\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 58, 150);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e*The title of this work was assigned by Visard Gallery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"712\" data-start=\"105\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 58, 150);\"\u003ePatrick Ross Arnold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 58, 150);\"\u003e(1950 – 2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"794\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePatrick Ross Arnold was a Philadelphia-area painter and educator whose work combined direct observation with expressive color and increasing degrees of abstraction. His long association with the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts began at least by 1987, when he received the Academy’s William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship. He later returned to PAFA as an instructor, teaching painting and drawing before retiring. Although best documented as a landscape painter, Arnold’s broader body of work encompasses still lifes, interiors, figure studies, and increasingly abstracted interpretations of the natural world. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"1565\"\u003eContemporary newspaper coverage reveals an artist who was actively involved in the cultural life of the greater Philadelphia region. In 1992, Arnold—then identified with Penn Valley—was included in the Main Line Center for the Arts’ second annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition. The following year, he served as one of four juror-exhibitors for the center’s \u003cem data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003eArtists Choose Artists\u003c\/em\u003e, an exhibition created to introduce the work of recent art-school graduates from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. His participation in the exhibition suggests that Arnold was regarded not only as a working artist but also as an experienced voice capable of recognizing and encouraging younger talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"2522\"\u003eLater in 1993, the University City Arts League presented a month-long solo exhibition of Arnold’s paintings, with the show appearing repeatedly in \u003cem data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1743\"\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer’s\u003c\/em\u003e gallery calendar from late September through October. In 1994, his landscapes were included in \u003cem data-start=\"1839\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003eArtists of Manayunk and East Falls\u003c\/em\u003e at the Paley Design Center of the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. In his review of that exhibition, \u003cem data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2000\"\u003eInquirer\u003c\/em\u003e critic Edward J. Sozanski described Arnold as a landscape painter who combined an expressionist touch with a rich Post-Impressionist palette. Sozanski noted Arnold’s tendency to break a landscape into its component forms and reconstruct it through high-key color, particularly saturated blue-orange and yellow-purple relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2524\" data-end=\"3225\"\u003eThis description offers a useful key to Arnold’s wider practice. Whether depicting a wooded landscape, domestic interior, floral arrangement, or human figure, he relied on broad planes of color to establish structure and atmosphere. His paintings remain grounded in recognizable experience, yet their simplified forms, heightened palettes, and visible handling of paint frequently push the image toward abstraction. A 2000 exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania’s Burrison Gallery featured Arnold’s drawings, landscapes, and still lifes, demonstrating that observational work remained central to his practice even as his visual language continued to evolve. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3227\" data-end=\"4132\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eArnold’s place within Philadelphia’s artistic history is further affirmed by the Woodmere Art Museum, whose collection contains four of his works: \u003cem data-start=\"3374\" data-end=\"3406\"\u003eWoods Around Wissahickon Creek\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"3408\" data-end=\"3419\"\u003eSeptember\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"3421\" data-end=\"3427\"\u003ePeck\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"3433\" data-end=\"3453\"\u003eLeverington Garden\u003c\/em\u003e. These works reflect his sustained engagement with the landscape and neighborhoods surrounding Philadelphia, particularly the Wissahickon and Roxborough areas. His career was ultimately curtailed by frontotemporal degeneration, after which he retired from teaching and ceased painting. A 2013 profile documented more than 100 framed paintings and drawings and over 400 unframed works remaining from a lifetime of artistic production. Today, Arnold’s work stands as a distinctive contribution to Philadelphia regional painting—observational yet emotionally charged, deeply connected to place, and animated by an adventurous command of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCustom Shipping Notice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: Modern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Nude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 37.0 x 28.0 in (93.98 x 71.12 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignature: Signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCirculation status: One of a kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame Status: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Condition Disclaimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePlease note that this item is vintage and shows wear consistent with age, use, and history. 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If you would like additional details, images, or clarification before purchasing, please contact us through the contact form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Condition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1980s - 2021: \u003c\/strong\u003ePatrick Ross Arnold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2021 - 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e: Melissa Meyers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 - Present\u003c\/strong\u003e: Visard Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Provenance and attribution details are based on our best research and are offered in good faith but are not guaranteed. 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