{"product_id":"redting-nude-on-blue-and-red-patrick-ross-arnold-c-1980s","title":"Resting Nude on Blue and Red - 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\u003eResting Nude on Blue and Red*\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\u003eResting Nude on Blue and Red\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a figurative oil painting organized around the tension between bodily mass, saturated color, and emotional restraint. The composition is horizontally structured, with the reclining figure extending across the canvas in a low, compressed pose. Her body creates a sweeping rhythm from the lowered head at the left, through the raised back and hip, and toward the bent legs at the right. This long, curved movement gives the work a strong internal architecture despite the apparent stillness of the scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor plays a central role in the painting’s impact. Arnold places the warm figure against bold passages of blue and red, using complementary temperature shifts to heighten the presence of the body. The red ground behind the torso adds warmth and intensity, while the blue cloth in the foreground and beneath the head introduces a cooling counterbalance. These areas of color are not merely background elements; they help shape the mood of the work. The blue suggests rest and shadow, while the red gives the composition a subtle undercurrent of heat and emotional charge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe body itself is handled with loose but deliberate modeling. Arnold uses ochre, umber, mauve, and soft violet shadows to build volume across the back, thigh, arm, and shoulder. The anatomy is not rendered with academic precision, but it remains convincing because of the artist’s attention to weight and compression. The lowered head, folded arms, and bent legs create a believable sense of physical rest. The figure presses into the fabric rather than floating above it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe face is largely obscured, which shifts the painting away from portraiture and toward a broader study of bodily presence. This choice gives the work a private, introspective quality. The viewer is not asked to meet the sitter’s gaze. Instead, the eye is drawn to posture, form, and atmosphere. Arnold’s nude becomes less about exposure and more about inwardness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting is also notable when considered within Arnold’s broader artistic path. His nude and figure paintings appear to be rarer examples of his representational practice, especially in contrast to the abstract-expressionist floral and nature scenes that became more closely associated with his later period before his passing. In that sense, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eResting Nude on Blue and Red\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an important view into his range as an artist. It shows his ability to work from the body, to organize complex color relationships, and to create emotional depth through pose rather than narrative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eResting Nude on Blue and Red\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is successful as both a figure study and a color-driven composition. Its strength lies in Arnold’s ability to make the nude feel grounded, private, and painterly. The result is a work that feels intimate without becoming sentimental, expressive without losing structure, and significant as a rare figurative example within the larger arc of Arnold’s career.\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: 47.0 x 31.0 in (119.38 x 78.74 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: Framed\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. Signs of wear may include, but are not limited to, minor surface marks, patina, fading, or imperfections typical of older items. All items are sold\u003cstrong\u003e as-is\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is standard with vintage and pre-owned goods and cannot be returned on the basis of condition. Measurements are approximate. We do our best to describe items accurately; however, condition assessments are subjective. 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\u003eMinor stretcher wear. \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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