A Sensual 1980s Nude in Earth Tones – Signed Hardy, Oil, DEGAS school

“Soft Descent” – Signed Hardy, ca. 1980s
Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 

A single breath of warmth, softness, and silence. In this atmospheric nude, Hardy reduces the body to a whisper — a form sculpted from light, dissolving into shadow. The viewer isn’t invited to look — but to feel.

Painted in the 1980s, this signed oil work evokes the sensual minimalism of Degas and the tonal sensitivity of Whistler. Hardy’s treatment of the female form isn’t voyeuristic — it’s reverent. Earthy ochres and creams merge like memory, leaving just enough detail for the imagination to complete the story.

Very little is known about the artist Hardy, a painter who worked in deliberate obscurity, focusing on intimacy, texture, and emotion. His works occasionally surface in European collections and are prized for their quiet, timeless sensuality.

This piece doesn’t shout. It sighs. A collector’s treasure and a striking statement for any serene or sophisticated interior.