Original artwork description:

During WW2, all the treasures in the Louvre were moved to safety. The last art piece to leave the museum was the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which was moved on September 3, 1939, the day the French ultimatum to Germany expired.

Throughout the war, the art pieces were clandestinely moved from chateau to chateau to avoid being taken back by the Nazis. For example, the Mona Lisa was moved from Chambord to several castles and abbeys. The Winged Victory of Samothrace and Venus de Milo were kept at Château de Valençay, which was spared the German occupation on a technicality. I have long this sculpture for her graceful form but I also love that she survived.

This is a loose, gestural, expressive painting of the sculpture over layers of thick texture. The wood panel is framed in a shadow gap frame in glossy black.

Materials used:

Cold wax and oil on wood panel

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