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Nude Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
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Reclining Nude en Plein Aire
Located in London, GB
'Reclining Nude en Plein Aire', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). The reclining figure is one of the most popular poses in art history...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

A girl II - XXI century, Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing PROVENANCE Exhibited at Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery. The Gallery is a primary representative for this artist. The Gallery o...
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Early 2000s Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel, Cardboard, Pencil

Tuscan Florentine Female Nude Portrait Drawing 20th century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
Pencil on paper 32.5 x 23.5 cm. The subject is a double study of a female nude. It's signed at the bottom right, "U. Capocchini". Ugo Capocchini was an Italian artist. He won many ...
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1930s Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Nude. Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing on cardboard by Polish artist Andrzej Szypluk. Monochromatic drawing of a female in nude. PROVE...
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Early 2000s Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel, Cardboard, Pencil

Nude Women Bathers Pastel Painting by Catherine Bres-Rhocanges
By Catherine Bres-Rhocanges
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pastel painting by Catherine Bres-Rhocanges (1947 -) is titled "Group of Bathers" and signed on the bottom right corner "Bres-Rhocanges." Catherine Bres-Rhocanges paints women w...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Carolyn Sergeant - 20th Century British drawing of nude figure
Located in London, GB
CAROLYN SERGEANT (1937-2018) Standing Nude Signed A M C Cann (the artist's maiden name) on the reverse and inscribed Finals Pencil on buff paper, unframed 49.5 by 34 cm., 19 ½ by...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Modern Dancers
By Mick Micheyl
Located in London, GB
'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in fair vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided. Dimensions with Frame: H 75 cm / 29.5" W 61 cm / 24" Dimensions without Frame: H 56 cm / 22" W 42 cm / 16.5" About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper, Pastel, Ink

Dreaming - original large blue nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Dreaming, pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Nude shown in a Victorian interior, in a cinematic view. In a distorted persp...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Pencil

'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Académies Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

Rococo portrait Nude lady in Royal mantle Early 20th century Pastel drawing
Located in Stockholm, SE
The drawing perfectly conveys the individual originality of the character of the king's favorite with a lively mind and a kind heart, as evidenced by the royal mantle thrown over the naked body from above. The grace of the pose and the cold courtesy of the lady's smile indirectly reflected her playful temperament and refined coquetry. The drawing is built on the harmony of colors used by the artist. By an unidentified professional painter, vintage pastel drawing...
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Early 20th Century Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Wood, Paper, Pastel

Simone, Pastel On Paper, Signed Jean-Albert Grand-Carteret
Located in Paris, FR
Portrait of a naked woman, Simone. Pastel signed on the left side J.A.GRAND-CARTERET. Circa 1930-1940. Jean Albert Grand-Cartenet is a painter of nudes and portraits who was the ...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Rococo portrait Nude lady in Royal mantle Early 20th century Pastel drawing
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lady with a porcelain-delicate toasty face, enchants with playful and refined coquetry. The lively movability of the artist's stroke conveys with all tangibility the reflections and the play of light on the surface of the blue satin, and the airiness of the underwear. The professionalism of this work captures with its imagination, grace and harmony of colors. By an unidentified professional painter, vintage pastel drawing...
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Early 20th Century Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Wood, Paper, Pastel

Flayed Wax-Cast Figure - Original Ink Drawing, Matted and Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
Hash marks come together in this colored pen study of a flayed figure. The quick and loose style evoke studies done in preparation for a larger piece. They often appear unfinished yet in reality, the artist reached a point with the study has served its purpose and he can then move on to producing the main work. This particular study is a copy of one that is hanging in La Speccola Museo in Florence, Italy. This piece is matted but unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Christopher Ganz Flayed Wax-Cast Figure colored pens 10h x 13.50w in 25.40h x 34.29w cm CG0020 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

erotica al fresco, narrative architectural fantasy w female nudes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper
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2010s Surrealist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Male Torso
Located in London, GB
Pencil, coloured pencil and chalk on paper, titled (lower left), signed (lower right), 31cm x 46cm, (51cm x 68cm framed). John Koch was an American painter and teacher, and an impo...
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1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Signed Female Nude Portrait Drawing 20 century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
This drawing, pencil on paper 33 x 49 cm without frame, displays a naked woman laying. This is clearely a portrait, by the way she stands and look at the audience. On the back ther...
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20th Century Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Nude Female in Charcoal
Located in Houston, TX
Charcoal drawing of nude woman posing in front of draping by French artist P. Balet, 1937. Note finesse of facial components and faint modernism traits. Signed and dated lower right....
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1930s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

'Man Stretching', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Gouache, Paper

Disegno figurativo fregio china su carta ripreso dall'antico, XIX secolo.
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, china su carta, rientra negli studi all'antico molto diffusi nelle Accademie dal XVIII secolo in poi, e rimanda al fregio di un sarcofago antico. Al centro si trova un cl...
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19th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Paper

Tuscan Mythological Allegory Drawing 19 century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
This drawing represents a group of putti depicted while they are intent in studying together the "quadrivium". The quadrivium consisted of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy...
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19th Century Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Dream - Female Nude - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Dream" - original unique female nude drawing. Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper. Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's st...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Male Nude Portrait Academia Drawing Study 19th century pencil white lead paper
Located in Florence, IT
This “Academia” (pencil and white lead on paper, 48 x 32,5 cm) is the kind of study from live that was the most frequent way of training in Arts Academies since the 18th century. The...
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19th Century Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Italian Impressionist Figurative Portrait Painting Watercolors signed
Located in Florence, IT
The work is titled “The Bathers” and it’s signed on the right corner “CARENA”. The artist depicted a very natural scene in which two naked ladies are chat...
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1930s Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

MEMORIES - original large art by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Memories" Original art, signed 100x70cm / 30x27in ink, graphite, tempera on paper large size, shipped rolled in a tube The drawing has 2 wooden pieces attached up and down to hold ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Pencil

Posing Nude - Original Drawing in pencil by George-Henri Tribout - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized by Georges Henri Tribout in the 1930s. Pencil Drawing. Applied on a Creamy colored Passepartout. Stamp of artist's atelier on t...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Untitled (Standing Male Nude)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Standing Male Nude) 2017 Signed and dated, recto Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50....
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté

Reclined Nude - Pencil Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is a Pencil Drawing on Paper realized by Louis Georges Brillouin (1817-1893) in the late 19th Century. The artwork is in good condition on ...
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Late 19th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Two-Sided Nude Study
Located in New York, NY
Two-Sided Nude Study Signed Color pastels on paper 11 x 19 inches (27.9 x 48.3 cm) This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Study of a Nude Man
By Francesco Maffei
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: John Barnard, London (Lugt 1419) or possibly Saint John Dent, London and Milton (Lugt 1438) Unidentified collector’s mark “W,” lower left of the mount (Lugt 2591a) Private Collection, USA. This expressive and boldly executed drawing is a work by Francesco Maffei...
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17th Century Baroque Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

1968 Mystery Nude Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous mystery 1968 sepia drawing of a nude woman. This drawing is finely executed by an obviously talented artist. It is dated but no apparent signature. Drawing measures approxi...
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1960s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Placido Fabris Male Nude Portrait Drawings 1830s charcoal tempera laid paper
Located in Florence, IT
The drawing, composed by a single sheet without watermark of 20.4 x 12,5 inch, comes from the collection of Placido Fabris’s heirs The drawing shows, on a tempera dark background, a ...
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1830s Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Laid Paper, Carbon Pencil

Mb 826 A (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Male Nude on Arches Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 22 inches Unique figurative life study drawing of a seated male nude in graphite and conte crayon on Arches paper in a style that is at once traditional yet contemporary. Strong facial features and upper body muscles are evidence of the artist's excellent drafting skills. The handsome nude...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Conté, Charcoal

The Sleeping Nude - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Sleeping Nude is a drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century. Good conditions. With the drawing of a hand on the rear. ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Love - Drawing by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Love is a drawing in watercolor and pastel realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions with minor folding. The artwork is realized in harmonious ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pastel, Paper

Flight
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Black conte drawing of a male nude, part of ongoing series of drawings of the human form. Reyes attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received a Bachelor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Pair of Framed Mixed Media Nudes by Byron Randall
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of nude figure drawings done with a mix of pastels, and gouache. Signed and dated 1963. Born in Tacoma, WA on Oct. 23, 1918. Randall was in Salem, OR during the 1930s. He create...
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1960s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Gouache, Paper

Nude - Original Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions except for consumed margins and some foxings. Jean-Ray...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Nude - Watercolor by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988-1916) is a French painter, eng...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Study for “L’Acropole”
Located in New Orleans, LA
Paul Delvaux 1897-1994 Belgian Study for “L’Acropole” Signed and dated "P.Delvaux 1965" (lower right) Watercolor, pen and ink on paper This preliminary drawing for Paul Delvaux’s greatest masterpiece L’Acropole, which resides today in the Centre Pompidou in Paris, features the artist’s most beloved subject — mystical scenes of nude women. A centrally-placed, stoic woman draped in a long green gown stands with her arms outstretched by her sides. She gazes at another idealized woman in the foreground, lying nude on a chaise lounge, while behind her, multitudes of other women in white dresses undertake a long procession towards a distant door. The captivating scene exudes the unique Surrealist style for which the artist has become known. With this skillful rendering of the surreal setting, Delvaux has mastered depicting nude women in a sensual yet non-erotic manner. The artist drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including the futuristic writings of Jules Verne and the mythos of Homer, and blended them with his subconscious themes, which frequently included the nude female form. In combination with the loose concepts of form and perspective found in the 16th-century Mannerist paintings that Delvaux studied in Italy before World War II, his distinctive style served to create memorable dreamscapes without veering into lewdness. Like the very best Surrealist images, the work is both innovative and engaging. Paul Delvaux's earliest and most lasting influences in his art were the futuristic writings of Jules Verne and the mythos of Homer. After completing his initial artistic training at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Delvaux exhibited with Surrealists Dalí...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Glitch - Reclining Female Nude, Distorted with Lines, Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
A female nude reclines on crumpled bedsheets with her hands entwined above her head. The viewer has a "glitch in the system" while gazing at her as her body becomes distorted. Masterfully painting with beautiful realism, this sensual painting...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Canvas

Nude. Paper/ watercolor. 75x56 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Nude. Paper/ watercolor. 75x56 cm Malda Muizule Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled 15, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 15" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto scene of artists with their easels.
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2010s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Love - Drawing by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Love is a drawing in watercolor realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions except for folding and cuts. The artwork ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Dance Partners nude female subject with rose bouquet surreal expressive format
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on red toned heavyweight archival paper signed and dated bottom. Part of an ongoing series by the artist of women with floral bouquets. Framing under glass is necessary f...
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2010s Surrealist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Nude - Original Pen Drawing on Paper - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an Original Pen Drawing on Paper realized by an Unknown Artist in mid-20th century. No signature. The artwork is depicts through soft strokes with perfect hatchings i...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Ink

Standing Nude Study
Located in London, GB
'Standing Nude Study', pastel on art paper, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930). There is something very pure in the naked human body, but for some that purity can veer towards pruriency. ...
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1920s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

'The Artist in her Studio', Paris, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Geneva
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Marguerite Bordet' (French, 1909-2014) and painted circa 1965. From an early age, Marguerite Bordet avidly pursued both drawing and painting. In the late 1930's and early '40s, she attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris where she studied with the sculptor, Antoniucci Volti (Italian, 1915-1989). After several years, and feeling increasingly disconnected with the academic atmosphere of the Salon, she left to develop her independent artistic style. Bordet's first public exhibition took place at the Galerie Claude (1947) and, for the next forty years, she continued to exhibit widely with success, both throughout France and internationally, including in Cairo (1955), Geneva (1960) and the United States (1966). A 1962 exhibition of her work showed a thematic rejection of the Academy's influence and the artist's shift to a more personal and spiritually driven style. Bordet continued to take frequent study trips to Italy, especially to Florence, where she was inspired by the Renaissance Masters. She also visited England (1975-76) where the works of J.M.W.Turner and John Martin at the Tate Museum had a pronounced impact on her development. In an interview with Hervé Serane, Marguerite Bordet described her artistic process in these words: "I start my painting with spots. Sometimes I cover it completely and everything is dark. But then it's stronger than me, I can't bear that there isn't an opening. Immediately, I place a Light. I need the shadow to bring out the Light. So I start with the shadow to create this Light. I cannot define why I need this Light so much. It's stronger than me. It's something that dominates me without my being able to explain it intellectually. It is for me an absolute necessity to seek the Light in the darkness.. You have to open like you open a window. You have to reveal. I remove the stains that obscure my painting to find the luminous background of the canvas.... I only paint with transparent colors and I apply several layers of glaze to preserve this light." Partial Exhibition Record: 1947 Paris, Galerie Claude 1951 Paris, Galerie Breteau - Cairo, Galerie Adam - Alexandria, l'Atelier 1954 Paris, Galerie Simone Bdinier 1955 Cairo, l'Atelier 1959 Paris, Galerie A. Weil 1960 Geneva, Galerie Motte 1962 Paris, Marignan Gallery 1964 Paris, Ror Volmar Gallery 1966 San Rafael (U.SA) International Museum 1966 Cagnes-sur-Mer, Castle Gallery...
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1960s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Graphite

Rare Early Nude Drawing American Modernist Sculptor
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a wonderful drawing by one of America's most treasured artists, Chaim Gross. Throughout his lifetime Gross has gone through tragedy and a real test of faith however, he has the unique ability to focus and direct his expression to the most joyful and beautiful works of art, such as the present lot. For more than sixty years Chaim Gross's art has expressed optimistic, affirming themes. His acrobats, cyclists, and mothers and children convey joyfulness, exuberance, love, and intimacy. This aspect of his work remained consistent with his Hasidic heritage, which teaches that "only in his childlike happiness is man nearest to God." Chaim Gross, born in Wolowa, Austria in 1904, was educated at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design and at the Art Student's League in New York. Chaim Gross's work was greatly influenced by his experiences during a period of international conflict, World War II. He had moved to Kolomyya from Wolowa to get a better education, but the Germans came to occupy, killing, raping, and looting. Gross and his family were chased from one village to the next. He wrote, "We were sleeping on roofs and in the fields, with the sound of cannon fire...
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20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil

Nude - Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

MB 005 (Modern, Traditional Style Figurative Life Drawing of Muscular Male Nude)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative nude drawing on Arches paper graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 22 x 15 inches unframed Contemporary figurative life study drawing of a reclining male nu...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Graphite

Couple - Original Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988-1916) is a French painte...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Nude - Watercolor by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988-1916) is a French painter, engraver a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Figure Bending Over
Located in New York, NY
Image dimensions: 5 ½ x 3 ½ inches Framed dimensions: 12 ⅛ x 10 ⅜ inches Inscribed at lower left: JS 220 Our drawing is also referred to as Young Boy Adjusting His Sandal, and is illustrated in the catalogue for Sargent's 1928 exhibition of drawings at Grand Central Art Galleries in New York. It is an example of an early study from life executed c. 1874-8.* Sargent drew continuously from an early age and had benefited from the emphasis on drawing at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence where he entered the life class in 1870. He arrived in Paris on May 16th, 1874, with a large portfolio of drawings...
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1870s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Untitled (Two Men, Sitting and Standing)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Two Men, Sitting and Standing) 2017 Signed and dated, l.r. Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper 30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm) $1,600 This work ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté

Relaxation
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Boris Akopian "Relaxation"
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1990s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Sophie Seated 2, Judith Brenner, Original life drawing, Nude, figurative art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sophie Seated 2 by Judith Brenner Original Figurative Painting Hand signed by the artist Mixed Media on Paper Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Sophie Seated 2 is a contemporary nude painting by Judith Brenner. This is an original drawing from life on paper using acrylic, pan pastel , ink and watercolour pencil. The idea is to capture the essence of the pose using line and wash...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper

Jeune Femme de Dos au Zèbre by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Nude drawing
Located in London, GB
Jeune Femme de Dos au Zèbre by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Charcoal on paper 66 x 49 cm (26 x 19 ¼ inches) Signed lower right, Manzana Executed circa 1915 This work is acc...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

MB 076 A&B (Double Sided Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Male Nudes)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of male nudes made with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 22 inches, unframed One piece of 30 x 22 inch Arches. Two drawings, one on either...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

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The human body has long been a favorite subject for artists throughout history. Nude drawings and watercolor paintings reveal the human figure but also the social ideals, traditions and cultural beliefs around people and bodies at the time they were created.

Nude drawings and watercolors offer a unique way to illustrate the human body. Drawings in pencil or ink can quickly capture movement or poses while watercolor is more expressive of a moment. Different cultures utilize the same materials differently, and each piece provides a singular glimpse into the perspectives and expectations around people’s bodies.

Artists like Francisco Goya, Gustav Klimt and Lucian Freud — who painted his friends, his lovers and his children — found acclaim and success by creatively depicting the human body. More recently, as contemporary artists have followed the figurative muse, many painters are exploring the nude as a subject for their drawings and works in watercolors.

If you’re thinking about bringing this kind of work into your space, there are many ways to consider how to arrange wall art in your living room or elsewhere in your home. Creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design vision together. It allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of nude drawings and watercolor paintings for diverse views and attitudes toward the human form through a range of cultures and times.

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