Kei Mitsuuchi

French Ink Drawing - Couleur Nude

Circa 1990

Black and white pen & ink drawing of a nude female model posing for an artist by French artist Jean Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat...

Brightly hued watercolor and ink painting of auburn haired nude females seated from various angles, circa 1990. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold borde...

Radiant ink and charcoal painting of a nude female figure seated on a stool in a rich rust hue, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. A...

French watercolor and ink painting of a nude female figure posing with geometric objects by Jean-Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950. Original art...

Nate Lowman Lonely Erection, 2010 Ink on vellum 14 x 10 7/10 inches (sheet) 16 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (frame) Signed and dated recto

Victor Cartagena Untitled, 2021 Charcoal and India Ink on paper Unframed dimensions: 30 x 22 inches Framed dimensions: 35.12 x 26.50 in

Provenance: Dr. George Hamilton, Massachusetts; and by descent. Private Collection, Ohio, until 2021. Exhibited: (Possibly) Clark Art Institute, Massachusetts (according to a handwritten inscription on the reverse). This drawing by an anonymous, 16th-century German hand presents a delightful scene of nymphs—mostly nude but some draped with cloth—making music in an outdoor setting. The composition is executed within a roundel and centers on the harpsichord played by the figure seen from behind. She is accompanied by a host of other instruments, including horns, a harp, and a lira da gamba played by figures gathered nearby, several of which are positioned along the curved edges of the visual field. Two satyrs observe the merrymaking—one leans on the harpsichord while the other holds aloft a cup, presumably of wine, adding a bacchic element to the revelry. The drawing was previously owned by Dr. George Hamilton, scholar of modern art and Director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown (1966–1977). Hamilton played...

Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...