Asa Cheffetz

Female Torso, Nude

c. 1920

Femme nue de dos allongee Charcoal and white chalk on laid paper Signed in charcoal, lower right "Steinlen" (see photo) Note: Similar reclining nude drawing illustrated Slatkin No. 12 (See window on right) Similar drawing, same model, same media, Proute 1971, Catalog Dandre Bardon, no. 115 There also other similar finished drawings of nudes in similar poses and with the same couch, white blanket...

Academic Nude Study by E. Rantz Charcoal on laid paper signed in charcoal Lalanne Watermark, c. 1880-1900 Image: 24 3/4 x 18 3/4"

Reclining Female Nude Charcoal on paper, c. 1933 Signed lower right (see photo) Provenance: Weyhe Gallery, New York (Ganso's dealer 1925-1941) Joseph Mark Erdelac, Cleveland, noted collector who had a large collection of Ganso works Ganso was born in Germany in 1895. At age 14, he apprenticed to a baker and then worked his way to America when he was 17. He worked in bakeries in Scranton, Pennsylvania; and Cincinnati and Akron, Ohio. By 1916, Ganso out of a job, and was living the life of a bohemian in New York City, sometimes on less than 30 cents a week.1 In 1921, Ganso painted a realistic nude on a bedsheet, and was forced by the police to remove it from an exhibition. The bedsheet with the painting was later stolen. He soon had a job baking again at $140 a month, and with time to spare for painting and study. Ganso quit baking in 1925 when a New York dealer gave him financial backing of $50 a week. Ganso prospered from his art after that. His work is in over 15 American museums, and the Print Club of Cleveland awarded him a $500 purchase prize for a wood engraving. A versatile artist, he painted a variety of subjects. (from a profile written by Clyde Singer...

Signed lower right by the artist Note: Despiau was a highly regarded sculptor. In his youth, he worked in the studio of Auguste Rodin, who greatly influenced his mature style. Hi...

Standing Female Nude Colored chalks on tan Strathmore paper, c. 1975 Signed in chalk upper right (see photo) Condition: Excellent Housed in an 8 play acid free rag matting S...

Standing Female Nude Ink on paper Signed by the artist with his initials lower left "AB" Related to numerous drawings of the same model illustrate...

Figure Study No. 3 c. 2016 Charcoal on paper 26 x 16 inches Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the intimacy ...

Figure Study No. 2 c. 2016 Charcoal on paper 30 x 16 inches Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the intimacy ...

Pencil Study #12 2016-01-01 cca. Graphite on paper 12 x 7 inches Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the inti...

Pencil Study #3 2016 Graphite on paper 11 x 8 inches Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the intimacy of the...

Pencil Study #11 2016 Graphite on paper 10 x 7 inches Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the intimacy of th...

Pencil Study #3 2016 Graphite on paper 11 x 8 inches Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the intimacy of the...