{"product_id":"black-figure-canvas-wall-art-the-model","title":"Black Figure Canvas Wall Art | African American Decor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Model\" is the Black figurative art print that earns its place in any serious collection—a semi-abstract study of the human form painted by Antionette Simmons Hodges in 1965, when she was a college student, that carries within it the full confidence of an artist who already knew exactly what she was doing. Rendered in black, white, and soft gray on gallery-wrapped stretched canvas, it has a presence on the wall that feels genuinely sculptural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHodges painted \"The Model\" during her formative years as an art student, working in the tradition of figurative study that stretches from the Renaissance through the twentieth century's great academies. The figure is rendered with an economy of line that is entirely her own—enough information to feel the presence of a body, enough abstraction to push the image past mere likeness into something archetypal. The absence of color is not a limitation but a decision: the monochromatic palette directs all attention to form, to line, to what Hodges already understood about the relationship between a figure and the space it inhabits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn stretched canvas, this quality becomes even more apparent. The canvas weave adds a subtle texture that complements the work's painterly origins, and the image wrapping around the 1.25\" solid pine frame gives the piece a gallery-ready presence that requires no additional framing—just a nail and a wall that deserves something exceptional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHang \"The Model\" in a bedroom, study, or gallery wall where its cool, assured restraint can anchor more colorful works. It makes a distinguished gift for collectors, artists, and serious art lovers—for housewarmings, milestone birthdays, and occasions that call for something with genuine cultural and aesthetic weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis gallery-wrapped stretched canvas giclée is printed with museum-grade inks on artist-grade canvas, mounted on a 1.25\" solid pine frame. The image wraps fully around all four sides and arrives ready to hang. Available in sizes from 18×13\" to 36×26\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAntionette Simmons Hodges has built one of the most compelling bodies of work in African American art over six decades—\"The Model\" shows you where it began.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"inkwell fine art prints","offers":[{"title":"18”H X 13”W X 1.25”D","offer_id":49358811234583,"sku":"AHTMCP02","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24.5”H X 17.5”W X 1.25”D","offer_id":49358811300119,"sku":"AHTMCP04","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30.5”H X 22”W X 1.25”D","offer_id":49358811332887,"sku":"AHTMCP05","price":235.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"36”H X 26”W X 1.25”D","offer_id":49358811365655,"sku":"AHTMCP06","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/8530\/9463\/files\/TheModelDutchtiltgraysofaherringbone.png?v=1773773725","url":"https:\/\/artbyashodges.com\/products\/black-figure-canvas-wall-art-the-model","provider":"Antionette's Artistry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}