The full - size figure with contrapposto in aluminium cast entitled Slave, which gave its name to the exhibition, was inspired by Matisse's work Madeleine I (1901), although the title refers to Michelangelo's Dying Slave from 1516. (artzine.com)
She was inspired by the sense of dynamic movement captured by Rodin in the raised arms and contrapposto pose of his life - size bronze figure. (arts.vcu.edu)
Some, such as Medina Ataxia, 1984, possess the elegant, elongated contrapposto of a Greek statue. (bampfa.org)