The fascination with bodily metamorphosis comes alive in George Condo's captivating artwork, 'Spider Woman'. This piece seamlessly blends the poise and refinement of traditional nude portraiture with an empowered, self-contained feminine sensuality, all the while infusing hints of Bosch's unsettling dreamscapes.

Condo skillfully adopts the virtuoso draftsmanship and paint techniques of the Old Masters to depict the fantastical subjects of his imagination. Against a yellow-tinged backdrop, the central figure avoids direct eye contact with the viewer, instead fixing a vacant gaze into the expanse of space—an effect that evokes feelings of solitude, disorientation and enchanting attraction.