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Period: 20th Century
Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
Located in Miami, FL
Historically, academic artists have always featured the central figures in their composition in a prominent light with the background figures being darker. In water sports...
Category
Realist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Domingo Alvarez Gómez (1942) - Desnudo femenino - Dibujo a pastel
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado en la parte inferior por el artista
Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra
Medidas obra: 46 cm. de altura x 55 cm. de ancho
Buen estado de conservación el de la obra
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Category
Academic 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Est...
Category
Renaissance 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled, Nude Figurative, Pencil on Paper by Modern Artist F.N Souza "In Stock"
By F.N. Souza
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
F.N. Souza - Untitled
Pencil on Paper
15 x 22 inches 1990
( Framed & Delivered )
Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young ag...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Modernist Nude The Puppet Master India Ink Drawing 1960's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6016 Modernist nude ink drawing the puppet maste
Silver gilt frame
signed
image 16,5x13.5"
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Nude in Black ink Reclining, Black ink on ivory paper
Located in Brookville, NY
John Begg studied art at Columbia University, with Arthur Wesley Dow, with Charles Martin, and studied sculpture with Jose De Creeft and Ossip Zadkine. He was a member of the Ameri...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Little witches 2
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene
Work on paper
Wooden frame with glass pane
49.5 x 41.5 x 1.3 cm
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Disegno figurativo ritratto femminile di maestro fiorentino del XX secolo
By Arcangelo Salimbeni
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, matita su carta 32 x 22.5 cm, raffigura una figura femminile che indossa un vestito con le maniche corte e la gonna che lascia intravedere le gambe, distesa su un fianco,...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Erotic graphic I. 1930, ink on paper, 16.5x11.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Romans Suta
Born on April 28, 1896 in the vicinity of Cesis (Latvia), died on July 14, 1944 in Tbilisi (Georgia), rehabilitated posthumously.
Painter, graphic artist, decorative and stage designer, art critic and theoretician. Studied at the J. Madernieks' Art Studio (1913), Riga City Art School (1913-1915), and Penza Art School (1915 -1917). A prominent figure and active protagonist of modernist trends in Latvian art. Travels to Berlin and Paris, where he made the acquaintance of A. Ozanfant, Le Corbusier, and others. The influences of Cubism and Constructivism.
A member of the Riga Artists' Group (1920-1924) and the Riga Graphic Artists' Society. Painter of still lifes and figural compositions. After the first experiments in Modernism, he turned to a more realistic manner of representation. The initiator and developer of a national constructive style, especially in interior design; the founder of Baltars creative workshop for porcelain painting (1924-1928); a designer and painter at Kuznetsov...
Category
Minimalist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Four Studies of Jeanne - Original signed charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002)
Angel Seated and Resting
Original charcoal drawing
Signed bottom left
On wove lightly cream paper 54 x 43 cm (c 22 x 17 inch)
Excellent condition
Gast...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Sanguine Nude Female
By P. Balet
Located in Houston, TX
Sanguine female nude drawing in reclined pose by French artist P. Balet, 1947.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame...
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Portrait of Reposing Nude
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Reposing Nude', pencil on fine art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger ...
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Standing Figure" Nude in Charcoal and Color Pencil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Standing Figure" Nude in Charcoal and Color Pencil on Paper
Beautiful modern figure drawing of a nude woman by Bay Area Artist George Wishon (A...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Color Pencil, Laid Paper
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Charcoal on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of...
Category
Renaissance 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Erotic Scene - Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Figures is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good condition on a white paper.
Mino Maccari (Sie...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Malcolm - Framed 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Standing Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
Life study in charcoal. Presented in a heavy black frame. Signed. On paper.
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Two Reclining Nudes, Raphael Soyer
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Raphael Soyer (1899-1987)
Title: Two Reclining Nudes
Year: Circa 1987
Medium: Watercolor & Pencil Drawing on Archival paper
Size: 17 x 14 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscript...
Category
American Realist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Graphite
Little witches 7
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene
Work on paper
Wooden frame with glass pane
46.4 x 37 x 1.2 cm
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Possibility - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Possibility is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good condition on a white paper.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nudes - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is a drawing realized by an anonymous in the early-20th century.
Pencil and pastel drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Beautiful drawing with soft pencil strokes.
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Reclining Nude in black ink on buff paper
Located in Brookville, NY
John Begg studied art at Columbia University, with Arthur Wesley Dow, with Charles Martin, and studied sculpture with Jose De Creeft and Ossip Zadkine. He was a member of the Ameri...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
paper size: 25 x 19 inches
Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French origin...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Oil
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
paper size: 24.5 x 19inches
Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French origi...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Oil
An Introspective, Modern Female Nude Pastel by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective, Exquitie Modern Pastel of a Seated Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Dating ca. 1930s. Artwork size: 16 1/2” x 12 1/4”; unfram...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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.
Titled, on old label, 'Le Modele'.
Previously with: Crocker Galleries, CA
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...
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Graphite
Nude - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1940's is an original drawing in mixed media on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916).
Sheet dimension: 24 x 16.3 cm.
The artwork represents a nude woman, skillfully cr...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
Edward Laning, (Male Figures)
Located in New York, NY
This pencil drawing by master draughtsman Edward Laning has religious over tones. Perhaps it's a study for a deposition. There are male figures, both nude...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Lady - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection o...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Original nude drawing mid century modern art by renowned sculptor -Signed Rare!
Located in New York, NY
George Sugarman
Original nude drawing, 1951
Ink on Paper
Signed and dated (l.r.).
Matted and Framed. Original vintage frame included
This rare signed, dated drawing from the early 1...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Angelo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Angelo
Year: c.1980
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Size image: 22.5 x 15.5 inches...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nude - Original Pastel drawing by Emile Deschler - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 49 x 32.5 cm.
Nude is an original artwork realized by Emile Deschler in 1986.
Pastel on paper glued on cardboard. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the lower...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Charcoal on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of...
Category
Renaissance 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled III, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled III, 1984 by Enrique Grau
Graphite on paper
Signed in the top right corner. Great condition.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image size: 12 in H ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
'Seated Nude' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A graphite study of a young woman shown nude and seated in an armchair.
Winner of...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
The Seated Nude
Located in London, GB
'The Seated Nude', pencil on fine art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil painti...
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
paper size: 25 x 18.75 inches
Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French ori...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Oil
Collage - Collage by Sergio Barletta - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Collage is an original work by Sergio Barletta.
A wonderful collage on ivory-colored paper with the great touch of the Italian Pop artist.
Signed and dated in pen on the lower righ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Female Nude Study Black and Blue Pencil Drawing by P. Chem
By Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming woman nude pencil study is by Russian-French painter Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff (or Chemetov,) also known as Chem (1891 - 1981). It is a striking representation in ...
Category
Expressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Erotic Look - China Ink Drawing by M. Vertès - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Look is a superb original black China ink drawing on "British" ivory-colored paper.
Unsigned, this is by all odds a Marcel Vertés's artwork with his unmistakable fluid line....
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
1980 Fauno e Ninfa Faun and Nymph Pencil on Paper Figurative Drawing
Located in Brescia, IT
This delicate drawing of the dance between a Faun and the Nimph, looks following the Jean Cocteau clean line drawings.
We can see in this scene, the grace and simplicity of the Neoc...
Category
Academic 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Nude (Carol Kirshenbaum), Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Nude (Carol Kirshenbaum) (P5.5), Year: 1959, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Leaning a...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Seated Nude' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, 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...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Nudes - Profile Sketches
By Werner Bell
Located in Houston, TX
Pencil drawing of human profile in portrait by artist Werner Bell, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size f...
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Landscape - Original Drawing by Paulette Humbert - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Original drawing in Pen and China Ink realized in 1940 by Paulette Humbert.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composi...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Nude of Woman - Marker Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is a violet marker Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good condition on a little yellowed cardboard.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 19...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
The Men - Original Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
The Men is an original drawing pen realized by Anthony Roaland in 1980. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
The artist de...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
1960's Original French Pastel Sketch Standing Nude Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nude Lady
French School, circa 1960's
signed chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed
double sided
size: 19.5 x 12.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be en...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pastel
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Dancer
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Dancer by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Exhibiting a spare and exceptional use of brushwo...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Exhibiting a spare and exceptional use of brushwor...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Art Lovers and Art Critics Analyzing Obscene Painting. Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Cartoonist Richard Taylor was trained in academic art. He frequently comments on abstract art which was the new and radical thing at the time. "Curtis sees so much more in these thi...
Category
Academic 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board
Nude Seated in Chair
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nude Seated in Chair
Graphite on paper, 1976
Signed and dated lower right (see photo)
Exhibited: Dart Gallery, Chicago, 1976 (see photo of label)
Condition: Excellent
Sheet size: 14 ...
Category
American Realist 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Pornography - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pornography is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good condition on a cream colored paper.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 19...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study of a Standing Male by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 black and white figure study of a nude male, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harold Emerson Hay...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate o...
Category
Renaissance 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Standing Nude Nude with raised Arms
Located in London, GB
ARISTIDE MAILLOL 1861-1944
Banyuls sur Mer 1861 - 1944 Paris (French)
Title: Standing Nude Nude with raised Arms
Technique: Signed Double Sided Sanguine Pastel Drawing and Charc...
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 18 x 23 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Est...
Category
Renaissance 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Nude on a Chair - Original signed charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002)
Nude on a Chair
Original charcoal drawing
Signed in the bottom right
Stamp of the artist on the back
On drawing paper 52 x 43 cm (c 21 x 17 inch)
Exce...
Category
Modern 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Seated Semi-Nude
By Emil Ganso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EMIL GANSO
"SEATED NUDE"
CHARCOAL WITH COLOR WASH, SIGNED
AMERICAN, C.1930
21.5 X 15.5 INCHES
Biography from Butler Institute of American Art
Emil Ganso
1885-1941
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 was out of a job, and living the life of a bohemian in New York City, sometimes on less than 30 cents a week.
In 1921, Ganso painted on 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 game him financial backing of $50 a week. Ganso has prospered from his art ever since.
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 paints a variety of subjects.
Source: from a profile written by Clyde Singer...
Category
Art Deco 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
