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Bob Thompson\u2019s 1965 painting \u2018The Swing\u2019 at 52 Walker<\/a> resembles Jean-Honore Fragonard\u2019s famous 18th<\/sup> century rendering of a finely dressed young woman on a swing and her lover gazing up at her from below but radically shifts the focus and intent.\u00a0 In Thompson\u2019s characteristic style, the figures are monochromatic and nude, the eroticism of the female character emphasized by the outline of a breast and the complicity of the two men suggested by their common red color.\u00a0 The man who controls the swing is no longer hidden by foliage, instead playing a clearer role in the flirtation going on between the other two characters. Likewise, Fragonard\u2019s barely noticeable lake in the background turns into a waterfall, two pink putti are locked in a more ambiguous embrace and the swing\u2019s rope more clearly and menacingly encircles the branches above. \u00a0In exhibitions of work from Thompson\u2019s brief career (he died just shy of his 29th<\/sup> birthday in 1966) at 52 Walker and at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery<\/a>, the artist delves into European art history, clarifying some elements of iconic works and making others ambiguous to provocative effect. (On view in Tribeca at 52 Walker through July 8th<\/sup> and in Chelsea at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery through July 7th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

Bob Thompson, The Swing, oil on canvas, 49 x 36 inches, 1965.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bob Thompson\u2019s 1965 painting \u2018The Swing\u2019 at 52 Walker resembles Jean-Honore Fragonard\u2019s famous 18th century rendering of a finely dressed young woman on a swing and her lover gazing up at her from below but radically shifts the focus and intent.\u00a0 In Thompson\u2019s characteristic style, the figures are monochromatic and nude, the eroticism of the … <\/p>\n

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