Madame qui Fume

  • Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
  • 80 x 60 cm
  • Delivered unstretched in a protective tube. The canvas can be easily stretched at your local framing studio.


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In this sensual and elegant painting, I portrayed a female portrait — a beautiful woman immersed in her inner state.

The woman is smoking a cigarette; her gestures are soft and slowed down, as if time around her is losing its meaning. Her red lips become an accent — a sign of life, desire, and inner fire against a restrained palette.

She is a sensual woman, existing beyond expectations.

The work carries a subtle nude aesthetic with elements of  erotic art: beneath her dress, the female body gently reveals itself — a soft hint of the breast and the line of the nipple. This detail speaks of openness, vulnerability, and naturalness, of the boundary between what is hidden and what is revealed.

I use beige tones combined with the contrast of black and white to emphasize the form, rhythm, and fluidity of the female body. The texture remains alive and imperfect — like breath, like smoke that cannot be held.