Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

John Brock Lear
Resting Man (Man relaxes draped only in a small towel)

1937

About the Item

A rare pencil drawing by John Lear created in 1937, signed and dated in pencil. John Brock Lear, Jr. Born: 1910 - Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania Died: 2008 - Glenside, Pennsylvania A lifelong resident of Chestnut Hill, Lear played at Woodmere in his childhood; from boyhood through life he remained the friend of the son of the Museum’s founder, Charles Knox Smith. He attended Chestnut Hill Academy (now Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) and the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts). During World War II, Lear’s drawing abilities caught the attention of high-ranking officials at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he made portraits of generals and officers. He also illustrated military manuals, books, and charts. Lear taught illustration at Rosemont College and was an instructor at the Hussian School of Art and Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts). His works are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Woodmere Art Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Reading Public Museum, as well as other institutions in Canada and Mexico.
  • Creator:
    John Brock Lear (1910 - 2008, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1937
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)Width: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New Orleans, LA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU841312842342
More From This SellerView All
  • Male Lying Nude
    By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    This is a drawing from the artist's sketchbooks. This pencil drawing shows a nude male in repose, The drawing is dated November 30 '36 (1936). Clearly the works are authentic and this sketch is signed "Jackson Lee Nesbitt...
    Category

    Late 20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Graphite

  • Nude woman lying
    By Tom Leveritt
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    A pencil drawing with ink wash Tom Leveritt (1976) was raised in Texas, sent to boarding school in the UK, got a first at Cambridge, an Army Scholarship i...
    Category

    2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Pencil, Ink

  • Looking Away (a sensual young woman reflects on her future as she ponders past)
    By Tom Leveritt
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    A pencil drawing Tom Leveritt (1976) was raised in Texas, sent to boarding school in the UK, got a first at Cambridge, an Army Scholarship into the 5th Ro...
    Category

    2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Pencil

  • Mirrored XXXIII (muse of the 21st century – a neo-romantic young and lithe man.)
    By Radek Husak
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    Rad Husak, a contemporary process-driven mixed media artist, was born in Poland in 1984. With a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Art, his practice is firmly situated in the ...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Pencil, Pigment

  • Choice I (Monochrome-Strong influence of Church's Baroque / Renaissance art )
    By Radek Husak
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    Radek Husak, a contemporary process-driven mixed media artist, was born in Poland in 1984. With a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Art, his practice is firmly situated in th...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Pencil, Pigment

  • Nude Man and Woman (Desire and sexual tension)
    By Tom Leveritt
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    Is it lust? Is it love? A pencil drawing shows a nude man and a nude woman on the same page. Sexual tension and desire are paramount in this composition. Tom Leveritt...
    Category

    2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Charcoal

You May Also Like
  • "Sons and Lovers" Drill Drawing, #2
    By Michael O'Keefe
    Located in Dallas, TX
    Signed by artist "M. O'KEEFE 2013" at lower left. Media is graphite on clay-coated panel. Overall dimensions including the frame are 18 x 15 inches.
    Category

    2010s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Clay, Panel, Graphite

  • She Ain't Heavy - She's My Lover (Contemporary Figurative Nude Drawing))
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    New Orleans/Washington State artist Lue Isaac shows off her remarkable draftsmanship with this classical nude figure drawing. Note that this is from her ske...
    Category

    2010s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Graphite

  • 'Erika in Gesture I, ' by James Cobb, Drawing
    Located in Oklahoma City, OK
    This framed 21" x 19" drawing by artist James Cobb, 'Erika in Gesture I,' captures the female model in a seated pose. The model is seated with her legs tuck...
    Category

    2010s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Chalk, Conté, Graphite

  • 'Erika in Gesture II, ' by James Cobb, Drawing
    Located in Oklahoma City, OK
    This framed 21" x 19" academic drawing by artist James Cobb, 'Erika in Gesture II,' captures a female model in a standing pose. Facing away from the viewer...
    Category

    2010s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Conté, Graphite

  • MB 017 (Figurative Life Drawing of Female Nude by Mark Beard)
    By Mark Beard
    Located in Hudson, NY
    Academic style life drawing of female nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 017" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 22 inches unframed Signed, lowe...
    Category

    2010s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté

  • Academic Drawing. Figure Study of Young Sitting Nude Man. 19th Century.
    Located in Firenze, IT
    Charcoal drawing on light gray-blue colored paper. The drawing depicts a young man sitting with the hand on forehead. the position is probably meant to express the feeling of regret,...
    Category

    19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Steel

Recently Viewed

View All