Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 2

Corne Akkers
Sans Titre – 28-06-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

2023

$1,345
£1,024.36
€1,180.73
CA$1,881.65
A$2,114.85
CHF 1,101.36
MX$25,721.75
NOK 14,093.20
SEK 13,364.50
DKK 8,812.18
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 28-06-23’ depicts moviestar Veronica Lake. After Roundism (Tribute to Anita Ekberg) – 22-06-23 I thought I’d do another celebrity. However, the sale of Louise Brooks – 11-10-22 also may be partially the cause. People search for their favorite stars and an artist without a nose for the commercial is a lousy artist. I’m not leaning towards business alone though. I’m also attracted to portraiture all of a sudden, not in the least because youtube blocked me recently. Once again, I may say because I forgot to select the 18+ box for the nude content. I went out of my head. Anglo-saksons amongst you, please explain this to me. Why is it that artistic nudity is banned whereas I get to see violent video game ads between videos? Different Approach Perhaps I disgress from the subject too much. All the more reasons to do another portrait and why not. This time Veronica was on my mind. I had this incredible photograph full of chiaroscuro play. Such hefty tonal differences, especially in and around her head. By now I guess you already know my love for tonal variations. Setting out the composition I changed my mind though. Somehow I didn’t want to go extremely dark as in the last drawing. I think I already showed many times before how far I can go from a tonal point of view. What if I try to keep a loose structure, opening up planes in order to let them communicate? Open Discussion Of late I have these discussions with students about the necessity of keeping an open structure. I often see the tendency amongst students to finish forms by tightly pack contour delineations. By that I meant to say they leave no room between two adjacent planes. Many times we discuss Cézanny whom practically everybody loves. He managed to keep it loose as well, offering his painting to us alomst like an open discussion. After all, who doesn’t like a conversation in which two challenge eachother and leave the other room to reply. This was my very intention with regard to this one. Not wordly but visually obviously. So what do you think? Graphite pencil (Faber Castell Pitt Graphite Matt pencil 14B) drawing on Fabriano Ingres paper (21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm) Artist: Corné Akkers :: Drawing :: Cubism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Location: low right :: Paper :: Portrait :: Original :: Framed: No
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.1 in (28.2 cm)Width: 8.3 in (21.09 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Yardley, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU802112837642

More From This Seller

View All
Neo Deco – 08-06-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
A Formal Introduction For this graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 08-06-23’ I used the same model as in the previous one. It’s time to introduce her to you. Online she li...
Category

2010s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Sans titre – 26-10-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Sans titre – 26-10-18 When I was looking at the reference picture of Angie Dickinson my colleague at Studio Brugman, Gilbert said her face looked almost chiseled like a statue. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Sans Titre - 27-07-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Return to Stardom This grapite pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 27-07-023’ is a return to stardom once more. Veronica Lake was the last one in the series. Lulus I consider a ser...
Category

2010s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Nina – 09-08-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
A New Model This graphite pencil drawing ‘Nina – 09-08-23’ marks something new. Not the style though. That more or less is my newly found neo deco. It’s all about the model. About two weeks ago somebody on replied to my last oil ‘Neo Deco – 30-07-23’. That person happened to be a model under the name ‘NinaErotique’. You know by now I’m not into sleazy, unartistic nudes. I’m here on earth to celebrate nudity forged by higher beings as the pinnacle of beauty. Not my words but communis opinio amongst artists at the turn of the 20th century. Apparently she happens to think the same way. The result is a beautiful array of tasteful pictures. Some are nudes, other are about fashion and a bit of glamour on the side. I certainly would recommend you to click that link or visit her website. Clothed She has a lovely body and appearance. However, first I was touched by a photo of her sitting wearing a sheer negligee...
Category

2010s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Sans titre - 26-10-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Sans titre - 26-10-18 When I was looking at the reference picture of Angie Dickinson my colleague at Studio Brugman, Gilbert said her face looked almost chiseled like a statue. I ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Darja Collin – 21-09-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Art-Deco-ish This graphite pencil drawing Darja Collin - 20-09-22 follows Art Deco Nude - 16-09-22. Still Deco-ish but I decided to grant her a seri...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

You May Also Like

Attractiveness 2022. Paper/pencil, 29.5x20.9 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Attractiveness 2022. Paper/pencil, 29.5x20.9 cm Liga Kalnina Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia. Her artist interests is mainly realistically based -landscapes, a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Tribute to Francis Poggi - Original Drawing by Perrine Gretener - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Tribute to Francis Poggi is an original colored pencil and pastel drawing realized by Perrine Gretener in the 1970s. Good condition and bright colors. No signature. Perrine Greten...
Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Pastel

Pastel Drawing on Paper from the Series "Visual Diaries" by Contemporary Artist
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
The series of works "Visual Diaries" represents drawings on paper, featuring expressive abstractions or figurations created daily by the artist. Each work’s title includes the creati...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Norman Gorbaty Cubist Woman Pastel Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Norman Gorbaty (1932-2020) Untitled, c. 1996 Pastel on paper Framed: 39 1/4 x 30 x 1 in. Signed and dated lower right After graduating from Amherst College, Gorbaty was the recipien...
Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Pastel Drawing on Paper from the Series "Visual Diaries" by Contemporary Artist
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
The series of works "Visual Diaries" represents drawings on paper, featuring expressive abstractions or figurations created daily by the artist. Each work’s title includes the creati...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Nu de Dos by Grégoire Mathias – Minimalist nude sketch in graphite
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Nu de Dos (Nude from Behind) Medium: Graphite on paper Dimensions: 50 × 32.5 cm Condition: Excellent. Nu de Dos (“Nude from Behind”) is a minimalist graphite drawing on paper by Fre...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon