The painting titled “Young girl” by Andre Derain, created in 1925, belongs to the Neoclassicism art movement. It is categorized under nude painting (nu) and is located at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
This particular artwork by Andre Derain presents a young, nude female figure. She is seated and depicted against a dark background that contrasts with her pale skin. The figure has red hair, a fixture characteristic of Derain’s pallet, and her pose is somewhat relaxed, with one arm propping her upper body and the other gently resting on her lap, holding a piece of drapery. The strokes appear loose and somewhat expressive, not adhering to the strictures of neoclassicism in terms of precision, but rather invoking the style through the subject and the calm, staged demeanor of the figure. The facial features are softly modeled, giving the subject a reflective or introspective expression. The painting blends elements of modernism for which Derain is known with nods to the classical tradition of depicting the human form.
