Nude Girl
Oil on Cardboard | 65 x 34 cm
Condition: Good
Notes: Seal and signature lower right

In Nude Girl, Chen Shaoli presents a full-figure portrait of a young woman seated on a wooden chair, engaging the viewer with her serene, contemplative gaze that drifts slightly downward. A blue pillow supports her back, while a heavily folded light pastel yellow drapery cascades from the chair onto the floor, creating a graceful connection between elements and adding rich textural complexity. On the dark floor, a doll dressed in blue and red along with a few apples offer playful, unexpected details. Above the model, a circular decorative element in a light blue hue, adorned with geometric accents, crowns the composition and completes its dynamic triangular structure.

About the Artist
Chen Shaoli, born in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province in 1950, is a professor and master tutor at Nanjing University of the Arts. A distinguished member of the China Artists Association and the Executive Director of the Jiangsu Oil Painting Society, Chen Shaoli graduated with a bachelor's degree in oil painting in 1976 and earned a master's degree in Arts in 1989 from the Fine Arts Department of Nanjing University of the Arts. Renowned for his evocative approach to portraiture, still lifes, and rural scenes, his work is celebrated for its bold use of color, expressive brushwork, and refined sense of composition.