Detachment and sophisticated eroticism in the paintings of Francine Van Hove

The paintings of the French artist Francine Van Hove are difficult to confuse with the works of other authors. She is one of the few who creates hyper-realistic works using pastels. The masters also distinguish special subjects. Van Hove's paintings always depict women. Her heroines are relaxed, casually dressed or completely naked, but at the same time they look elegant and not at all provocative. (Warning! Nudity).

Francine Van Hove was born in 1942 in the small town of Saint-Mandé, near Paris. Nothing is known about her childhood and youth, and the artist’s creative biography begins after receiving a diploma as a teacher of fine arts in 1963. It was this year that Francine’s first well-recognized paintings dated back.

In 1964, Van Hove moved to Paris. There she completely immerses herself in her work, the result of which is her first personal exhibition, held in 1971. The French artist is considered one of the most prolific artists of our time. To date, she has painted more than 400 paintings and does not intend to stop.

Francine Van Hove's pastel works are highly sought after by collectors around the world. The Frenchwoman's paintings can be found at exhibitions in France, Great Britain, the USA, Canada, Japan and Australia. At auctions, connoisseurs are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for them.

The girls from the paintings of another hyperrealist artist, Russian Anna Marinova, are also relaxed and naked.