Painting: The Cello

This painting draws inspiration from Stephanie Burger's photograph featured in The New York Times article (Anna Kisselgoff, July 27, 2001) titled 'Bach Plays a Cello Here, and the Cello Likes It.' The photo captures Thomas Klein and Iratxe Ansa in Nacho Duato's 'Bach: Multiplicity' performance at Lincoln Center. The woman embodies the essence of the cello, transcending objectification to personify music and the arts—a true muse—while the paintbrush can only aspire to be a page-turner. This self-contained concept invites immediate enjoyment, imbuing a sense of merriment from the outset. As the artist, Frederic Marsanne, I stand humbled and delighted by this creation.