Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
IMPRESSIONIST STYLE
Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.
The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.
Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Impressionist
Mid 20th Century Nude Figure Posed Away Pencil Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School
watercolour/pen drawing on artist paper
painting: 10.5 x 8 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Pencil Sketch of Girl Nude Posing - Early 20th Century by Bruno Beran
By Bruno Beran
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Bruno was born in 1888 in Bruenn, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was the youngest son of a well-to-do family of textile manufacturers.
Bruno was a delicate child, but...
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1930s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
1900s Original French Atelier Life Drawing Posed Man Head in Hands
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing
original atelier drawing
by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984)
Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Male Nude, Back View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Male Nude, Back View
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on pale blue/grey artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches
provenance...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Male - 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 (drawing on both sides)
10.5x 8.25 inches
provenan...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Late 19th Century pastel by Chantron of bathers by the side of a river
By Alexandre Jacques Chantron
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Alexandre Jacques Chantron
(French 1842 – 1918)
Baigneuses au bord de la riviere
Pastel
Signed 'AJ Chantron' (lower right)
24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7)
Category
19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
English Antique Portrait Sketch of Female Nude Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Standing
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 14.75 x 10.5 inches
provenance:...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Reflective Sands
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Watercolour on paper
Paper size: 14 x 22.5 inches
Framed size: 27 x 35.5 inches
Signed lower left
Category
20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Amanda
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Watercolour on paper
Paper size: 16 x 22 inches
Framed size: 30 x 26 inches
Signed lower left
Category
20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
1920's French Charcoal Sketch of Seated Nude Lady The Artists Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Artists Model"
French School, circa 1920's
charcoal drawing on paper, unframed
paper: 24.5 x 17.5 inches
Condition report:
The painting is in good and sound condition
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude Rear View Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Back View, Seated
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches
prov...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on pale grey artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 10.25 inches (width measure...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Leaning
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Leaning
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.25 x 11.5 inches
provenance: ...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
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
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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
inscribed verso
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: pri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Standing
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off-white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 14.5 x 11 inches
provenance: fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Men- 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
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Sitting in Profile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated in Profile
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 13.5 x 11 inches
prove...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
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
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Female - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
ink on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection of the arti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nude Slumbers
Located in Pasadena, CA
CALBET Antoine
Born in 1860 (Lot et Garonne). Died in 1944 in Paris. 19th-20th centuries. French
Painter of genre, nudes, portraits, draftsman, illustrator.
A pupil of Michel, Alex...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
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
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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
8.25 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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
8.25 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nude Model Woman Roy Petley Color Pencil Drawing Impressionist
By Roy Petley
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
In every work of art, Petley incorporates a play of light and shadows. As he moves from his natural medium of oil to watercolour or pastel to sanguine, there remains a certain youthf...
Category
2010s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.5 x 12 inches
provenance: from...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Back View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Back View
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on pale blue/grey artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.5 x 11 inches (width mea...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Forward Pose
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Forward Facing
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 22 x 14.75 inches
provena...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated on Floor
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches
proven...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Male Nude, in Profile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Male Nude, in Profile
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on pale blue/grey artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.5 x 12 inches
provenance...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Antique Portrait Sketch of Female Nude Seated (with additional image)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated (with additional image attached)
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on yellowed thin artists paper, unframed
measurements: she...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Kneeling
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Kneeling
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches
provenance: f...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Standing Facing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Standing Facing
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.5 x 12 inches
provena...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Antique Portrait Sketch of Reclining Female Nude (double sided)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Reclining (double sided sheet, another similar image verso)
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
me...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
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
8.25 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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