Jenny Saville (1970)
1970-05-07Cambridge, United KingdomUnited Kingdom, Italy, England
Jenny Saville
Jennifer Anne Saville is a contemporary British painter and an original member of the Young British Artists. Saville works and lives in Oxford, England and she is known for her large-scale painted depictions of nude women. Saville has been credited with originating a new and challenging method of painting the female nude and reinventing figure painting for contemporary art.
Date and place of birt: | 7 may 1970, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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Nationality: | United Kingdom, Italy, England |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter, Portraitist |
Art school / group: | Young British Artists |
Genre: | Portrait, Self-portrait |
Art style: | Feminist art, Contemporary art |
Technique: | Charcoal, Graphite, Lithography, Oil, Oil on canvas, Pastel |