Démasquée
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Démasquée[1] is a 1888 female nude painted by Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
Painted in Paris, Démasquée (Unmasked) shows a Parisian model sitting on a Finnish ryijy weave. Viewed from the front, the situation has been interpreted as presenting the moment when the masks of propriety have been removed, leaving only naked existence. The reminds of the underlying tragic spirit of the bohemian lifestyle.
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