Celeste Woss y Gil was a modern woman artist and feminist paradigm in Dominican painting. In portraits and nudes, Celeste Woss y Gil is considered a master. Her nudes are rendered with notable poise and rigor and display her accomplished corporeal and muscular foreshortening. Desnudo (1948) stands out for its modelling and solidity, valuing opulence and the beauty of the flesh. It exemplifies anatomical mastery, technical ease, and intentionally preserved realism. Woss y Gil is an artist who made the transition from the academic tradition to modernism. Edward Sullivan relates her work to Latin American painters such as Tarsila do Amaral, María Izquierdo, Amelia Peláez, and Anita Malfatti.
This is the first time the work of Celeste Woss y Gil is presented at Biennale Arte.
—Myrna Guerrero Villalona
