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Art Subject: Drawing
Unruly Muse - Allegorical Drawing of the Artist in The Studio with Models
Located in Chicago, IL
David Becker b. 1937 David H. Becker, painter, printmaker and educator, was born on August 16, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied at the Milwaukee State Teachers College, the Layton School of Art between 1956 and 1958, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he enrolled in the science curriculum. After a chance meeting with Warrington Colescott, department chair of the art department, Becker decided on a career in art and received his BFA degree in 1961. After graduation he served for two years in the US Army and then entered a graduate studies program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned his MFA in 1965. ------- Becker moved to Detroit after receiving his degree and joined the faculty at Wayne State University where he taught life drawing. In 1985 he left Detroit to join the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and he retired from teaching in 2006. His first solo exhibition was mounted in 1968. About 1970 Becker turned most of his attention towards printmaking as he could not paint and create prints during the same period of time and was pulled toward printmaking. He stated that he enjoys “putting images together in an unpredictable fashion.” Becker worked slowly and an etching plate could take up to two years to complete and he ultimately only produced thirteen prints. His etchings were included in the Twenty-fourth National Exhibition of Prints at the Library of Congress in 1975; the Third American Biennial of Graphic Arts at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Cali, Columbia in 1976, winning the gold medal; and Brooklyn Museum National Print Exhibition. His work was included in the Ninth British International Print Biennale in Bradford, England in 1986; the 162nd and 165th Annual at the National Academy of Design in 1987 and 1990. Becker was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1983 and elevated to full Academician in 1991. He received a Visual Artists Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts which helped him transition back into painting. He also received the University of Wisconsin Chancellor’s Faculty Development Award in the Creative Arts in 1996 and 1999. He is a member of and exhibited with the Boston Printmakers, Society of American Graphic Artists, and the Philadelphia Print Club. In the late 1990's and early aughts, Becker returned to painting and drawing full time. David H. Becker is represented in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum, and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. Exhibitions 2017 Figure8, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Cicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001 Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000 Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on requestArkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconson-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennesse – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Antoniucci Volti - Torso - Signed Original Sanguine Drawing
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Antoniucci Volti Torso Dimensions: 64,5 x 50 cm Sanguine Signed on the lower Right Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family ...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Woman with Flower, Nude, Marker on paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 23 x 20 inches (unframed size) Marker on paper Delivery of shipment in roll form. Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal was ...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker

Reclining Women, Nude Drawing, Ink on paper by Master Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar – Untitled – 7 x 5 inches (unframed size) Ink drawings at the back of a card. (Framed & Delivered) Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Beng...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Nude Woman, Long Hair, Drawings, Marker on paper, Modern Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 23 x 20 inches (unframed size) Marker on paper Delivery of shipment in roll form. Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal was ...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker

Ellen Williams, Nude 1, Original Nude Drawing, Affordable Art, Figurative Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Nude 1 [2021] Original Nudes and Erotic Black Ink Pen on Cartridge Paper Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:29 cm x D:0.01cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

"Bathing Nude I" Watercolor Painting 24" x 17" inch (1959) by Kawkab Youssef
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bathing Nude I" Watercolor Painting 24" x 17" inch (1959) by Kawkab Youssef Signed and dated 1959 A short history of Kawkab Youssef El-Assal: With ...
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20th Century Post-War Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Reclining Naturalistic Nude Woman Study
Located in Houston, TX
Reclining nude study of a woman with her leg up on the bed and her eyes closed. The work is signed by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire ...
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1950s Naturalistic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

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 18.75 inches Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French o...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Oil

Studies of seated figures
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
GIUSEPPE BOSSI (1777-1815) Studies of seated figures Pen and ink on paper 18 x 14 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Giuseppe Bossi was an Italian Neoclassical painter, dra...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figure of a Woman in Blood - Drawing by Joseph Colin - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of a Woman in Blood is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the early 20th century. Pastel drawing. Good conditions. Hand signed.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Woman in profile, watercolor and pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Raphael DELORME (1886-1962) Study of a woman in profile Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper Illegible annotation in the lower right corner 31 x 20 cm Small needle holes at the to...
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1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

"Reclining " Nude Watercolor Painting 13" x 19" in (1986) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Reclining " Nude Watercolor Painting 13" x 19" in (1986) by Zaccaria Zeini Medium: watercolor on paper Signed and dated Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was raised in the popular ...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

A nude. Contemporary drawing, Female nude, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative female nude crayon on paper drawing by Leszek 'Maestro' Zegalski. Artwork depicts a woman covering her face with hair and her private parts with hands. This d...
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2010s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

A nude. Contemporary drawing, Female nude, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative female nude crayon on paper drawing by Leszek 'Maestro' Zegalski. Artwork depicts a woman seen from her back, wearing stocks, standing in a room, her hair is ...
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2010s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

Seated Nude Woman Naturalistic Study
Located in Houston, TX
Seated nude woman that is looking down. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inqui...
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1950s Naturalistic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Pomona
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Title: Pomona Artist: Uliana Balan Year: 2022 Medium: Ink, colour pencils, acrylic, golden leaf, paper 340g/m Dimensions: 25 1/5 × 17 7/10 × 1/10 in 64 ×...
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2010s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

Statue of Young Boy in Fountain on the Plaza
Located in New Orleans, LA
This very early original red conte drawing is signed "Jack L. Nesbitt, 4/21/34". On the back of the drawing, Nesbitt has written "Quick sketch from fountain on Plaza". Jack was a student of Thomas Hart Benton at the Kansas City Art Institute during this period. The figure on the drawing is of a nude young boy with both arms in the air. A very rare early work by this fine artist. Jackson Lee Nesbitt, a noted printmaker and painter of the American Scene, dedicated his artistic career to the portrayal of ordinary people going about the business of their lives. A native of Oklahoma, Nesbitt created scenes from the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s, but in the 1950s, when interest in his work diminished, he moved to Atlanta and established a second career in advertising. Thirty years later, Nesbitt sold his business and resumed his artistic career from Atlanta. He was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, on June 16, 1913, the only child of LuCena Grant and Howard Nesbitt. The family resided in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where his father owned a commercial printing business. Jack, as Nesbitt was known, helped out in the family business until 1931, when he enrolled at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Two years later Nesbitt enrolled at the Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri. As a first-year student, he learned etching from John deMartelly, attended Ross Braught's painting class, and met his future wife, Elaine Thompson, who was a costume design student. Thomas Hart Benton, who joined the faculty in the fall of 1935, quickly became a close friend and mentor to the younger artist. In 1937 the management of the Sheffield Steel Corporation contacted deMartelly concerning an etching commission. Because Nesbitt was an outstanding student, his teacher suggested him for the job. When Nesbitt arrived at the plant one afternoon, he was taken to the open-hearth furnace area, where he diligently sketched anonymous workers in that dramatic setting until five o'clock the following morning. On the strength of his sketches, he was commissioned to create a series of etchings illustrating different phases of the steel industry. The commission launched Nesbitt's career as a professional artist. The commission with Sheffield Steel Corporation provided the financial security that enabled Jack and Elaine Nesbitt to marry on June 1, 1938. He graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute about the same time. Working as a freelance artist, Nesbitt augmented his commissioned work with genre scenes of the Midwest, and he routinely went with Benton on sketching trips to rural Arkansas. Beginning in 1939 Nesbitt's work gained widespread recognition. Open Hearth Door, a Sheffield Steel Corporation painting, was chosen to represent Missouri in the American Art Today exhibition at the New York World's Fair. Associated American Artists selected one of his etchings, Watering Place, for an edition of 250 prints that were sold through subscription. Having a print published by the association ensured national distribution, and four more of Nesbitt's works, all of rural southern genre scenes, were later selected by the print publisher. Over the next decade Nesbitt's work was exhibited in California, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma. He was awarded the Eames Prize by the Society of American Etchers in 1946, and his work was included in the book American Prize Prints of the Twentieth Century, by Albert Reese. Major corporations with operations in the Midwest, including Brown and Bigelow, Butler Manufacturing Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Omaha Steel Works, Pratt and Whitney...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté

'Nude Woman' by Chris Ferrigno - 1970s Figurative Nude Drawing Pencil on Paper
Located in Carmel, CA
In the nuanced pencil strokes of Chris Ferrigno's 19.5" x 15" figurative nude, a relaxed yet dynamic form is captured with graceful ease. Rendered on paper in 1972, the artist's skil...
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1970s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original gouache and oil pastel figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Crouching nude man with a mustache...
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1980s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Gouache

Preciosa II
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Preciosa series explores the intimacy of the female body through a subtle and deeply respectful gaze. Using pencil on paper, Natalia Mancilla captures the softness of the skin, t...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Pensive Young Woman
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Maurice Chabas (Nantes 1862 – Versailles 1947) Pensive Young Woman Graphite with white-chalk highlights on blue-grey paper 46 × 32 cm Unsigned Provenance Bruno Delarue Gallery, É...
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1890s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Chalk

Naturalistic Nude Laying on Bed Study
Located in Houston, TX
Study of a nude woman laying on a bed with her leg up on the bed. She is facing away from the viewer. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many other...
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1940s Naturalistic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Disegno accademia nudo maschile del XIX secolo su carta
Located in Florence, IT
Questa tipologia di disegno rientra pienamente nelle "accademie" ovvero degli studi dal vivo su modello (che poteva essere un modello in carne ed ossa oppure un'opera antica)che eran...
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19th Century Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Portrait Drawing of a Man
Located in Houston, TX
Charcoal drawing of a bust of a nude man by Otis Huband in 1972. Signed and dated by artist. Artist Biography: Otis Huband was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1933. He began st...
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1970s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Resting Model - Signed Original Pastel Drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Dreaming Nude Original pastel drawing Stamp signature Stamp of the artist on the back On wove paper 48 x 36 cm (c 18 x 14 inches) Excellent condition Gaston Coppens studied sculpture in the prestigious Ecoule Boulle (Paris). Working in Boulogne Billancourt, just near Paris, his drawings keep the influence of his first formation : modeling volumes, subliming with harmony light and shadow. He was also influenced by the first cubist painters...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Study, preparatory work for “La Princesse”, watercolor and pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Raphael DELORME (1886-1962) Study, preparatory work for “La Princesse” Watercolor and pencil on paper Annotated “La Princesse” 30,5 x 22,5 cm Small folds and small stains Born in 18...
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1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Standing Nude Nude with raised Arms - Double Sided Drawing Nude
Located in London, GB
This double sided drawing is signed with the artist's monogram 'M' at the lower right corner of the paper. The charcoal drawing has a partial study in sanguine pastel at right, verso...
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20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pastel

Seated Nude Woman (Original Drawing, Framed)
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Sorry for the reflections on the glass.) When I first saw this graphite-on-paper drawing I assumed it was a print of a Larry Rivers drawing (early Pop Artist and one of the great dr...
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1970s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Color Pencil

Where will you go? Nude drawing. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 70x48 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the recent years Maris Abilevs has been exploring the beauty of female shapes by using mixed media and various drawing techniques raging from expressive sketching to neat lines.
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Dusk from the Tomb of Lorenzo di Piero de'Medici - Original Ink Drawing
Located in Chicago, IL
This particular drawing is a study of the sculpture at the Medici Chapel in Florence, Italy. The artist creates a true to life representation of the sculpture in question by incorporating techniques of classical academic drawing such as cross hatching and gesture based mark making in order to create volumes and give the study an overall three-dimensionality. Christopher Ganz Dusk from the Tomb of Lorenzo di Piero de'Medici, by Michaelangelo, in Florence Ballpoint pen 24h x 13w in 61h x 33.29w cm CG0064 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching, Invitational Print Portfolio Monoprint, “The Mind’s Eye" displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, MO, Nov. 1 – 3 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.11-Oct. 28 32nd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 13 – May 23 Juror: Ladislav Hanka, internationally exhibiting printmaker International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, “The Enigma” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 20-23 Spring Group Show, drawings, “Checking Out” and “The Enigma” displayed, April – May 2 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago 2011 Prints U.S.A. 2011 – National Juried Exhibition Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, Nov. 18 – Jan. 8 Juror: Elizabeth Wyckoff, Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, St. Louis Art Museum International expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, Checking Out on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 14-17 2010 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2010 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Nov. 7; two pieces accepted Cultural Baggage, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Super-Heroes go to Hell, after Dore’ displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, Oct. 13-16 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, The Cyclops on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 29 - May 2 30th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 16 – May 26 Juror: Claudia Berlinski, Senior Lecturer of Printmaking at Akron University, Akron, OH 2009 Are you looking at me? Invitational Print Portfolio Color lithograph, Open and Shut, displayed at IMPACT 6: International Print Conference Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, Sept. 16 – 19 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, Self-Checkout on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, May 1 – 4 Identification Please, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Good Cop/Bad Cop displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, March 25 – 29 Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Juror: Rebecca Waddell, Curator of Prints at the New York Public Library Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 15 – March 30 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.18 - Feb. 19 Juror: Professor of printmaking at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside Portraits and Beyond, Ann Nathan Galley, Chicago, IL, Jan. 9 - Feb 19 2008 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2008 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept13 – Nov. 2; two pieces accepted 28th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition 2008 Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 11 – May 21 Juror: Mark Pascale, Printmaking Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Curator of Prints and Drawing, Art Institute of Chicago “No Danger” - Invitational Portfolio Folded paper airplane lithograph, “The Dream of Flight” displayed at Richmond International Airport as part of the Southern Graphics Council National Conference Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 26 – April 26 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.20 - Feb. 21 Juror: Karla Hackenmiller, Printmaking Chair and Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts, Ohio University 2007 Singularities – Invitational group exhibit Joan Resnikoff Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA Nov. 2 – Dec. 17 Hong Kong Graphics Art Festival 2007: Crossing Boundaries - Invitational international printmaking exchange exhibition School of Design Gallery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Nov. 1 – Nov. 16 27th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Brett Colley, Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University Boston Printmakers 2007 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 18 - April 1 Juror: Judith B. Hecker, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2006 The Printed Image: The First Biennial Midwestern Graphics Juried Exhibition National Juried Printmaking Exhibition Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS Aug. 11 - Sept 15 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska- Lincoln 2006 National Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art's 2006 Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, June 10 - Aug. 20; two pieces accepted 26th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Carolyn Autry, artist and Associate Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Toledo 19th University of Dallas Print Invitational - Traveling national invitational exhibition Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving TX, Jan. 28 – March 6 three pieces accepted Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, TX, Feb. 1 – March 9, 2007 Juror: Juergen Strunck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pen

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of torso of a nude man. B...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Gouache

Standing Female Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Female Nude Match stick and ink drawing, c. 1925 Signed with the estate stamp B Sheet size: 21 x 16 inches Created at the Kakoon Arts Klu...
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1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Nude in Green - Original charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Nude in Green Original charcoal drawing Bears the stamped signature of the artist Stamp of the artist studio on the back On wove paper 41 x 32 cm (c. 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Nude Seated on Red Pillow - Original signed charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Nude Seated on Red Pillow Original charcoal drawing Signed bottom left Stamp of the artist studio on the back On wove paper 41 x 32 cm (c. 16 x 13 inch)...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Naturalistic Study of a Reclining Nude Woman
Located in Houston, TX
A naturalistic study of a reclining woman. The woman is highlighted with color pencil. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the entire collection. Artist Biography: Emile Lejeune...
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1950s Naturalistic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil, Graphite

Model Waiting in the Studio - Original signed charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Model Waiting in the Studio 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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Nude Leaning on a Stick - Original signed charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Nude Leaning on a Stick 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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Nude and portrait sketches - Original signed drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard Goerg (1893 - 1969) Nude and portrait sketches Original black ink drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist Paper size 10 x 13 inches Another drawing on the backside Excel...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Nude model - Original signed drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard Goerg (1893 - 1969) Nude model Original blue ink drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist Paper size 13 x 10 inches Excellent condition ORIGIN : - Artist's studio funds...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Love and the Minotaur
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the love and the Minotaur. Pencil Drawing on archival paper. Cuban Artist Jesus Nodarse 11 x 8 inches - Unframed
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pencil

Seated Naturalistic Figurative Nude Study
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative seated nude study of a woman draping fabric around herself. The work is signed by Thierry Andre thought to be a French who was influenced by Edgar Degas. The paper is not ...
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1960s Naturalistic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

"Viva"
Located in Astoria, NY
Kayo Lennar (French/American, b. 1923), "Viva", Ink on Paper, 1997, signed lower right, black frame. Image: 10" H x 16.5" W; frame: 16" H x 20" W. Provenance: Property from an estate...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

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...
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2010s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Seated Nude with Mirror /// Figurative Chair Lady Woman Byron Browne Drawing Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Byron Browne (American, 1907-1961) Title: "Seated Nude with Mirror" *Signed and dated by Browne in pencil lower right Year: 1957 Medium: Original Graphite Pencil Drawing on u...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Graphite

Study for 'The Thought' or 'The Mediterranean'
Located in London, GB
ARISTIDE MAILLOL 1861-1944 1861 Banyuls sur Mer - 1944 Paris (French) Title: Study for 'The Thought' or 'The Mediterranean' / Etude pour 'la Pensee' ou ...
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Early 1900s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Male Nude Releasing a Woman
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower right: "Jared French". In fine condition. Ex-collection Paul Cadmus; Jon F. Anderson and Philis Raskind-Anderson, Connecticut. Exhibited: D.C. Moore Gallery, New York...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Silver

Dancing Nude Figurative Study
Located in Houston, TX
Dancing nude figurative study of a french woman. The work is signed by Thierry Andre thought to be a French who was influenced by Edgar Degas. The paper i...
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1960s Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Lori (Center Face)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Initialed and dated in the lower right Provenance: Martha Jackson Gallery, NY David Anderson Gallery, Buffalo NY David Anderson Grandchildren's Trust, Buffalo NY Exhi...
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1970s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Nu Assise by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Nude drawing
Located in London, GB
Nu Assise by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Charcoal on paper 31.3 x 24.2 cm (12 ⅜ x 9 ½ inches) Signed lower right, L.Rodo This work of art is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed and dated by Lélia Pissarro. Artist biography: Ludovic-Rodolphe Pissarro, born in Paris in 1878, was Camille Pissarro’s fourth son. Encouraged by his father, he began drawing from nature at an early age. He was familiarly known as “Rodo” and generally signed his works "Ludovic-Rodo", or early on in his career simply "Rodo". The impact of Camille’s art and teaching on Rodo was considerable. His artistic production encompassed a wide range of media, including oil painting, tempera, watercolour, gouache, wood engraving, drawing and lithography. Rodo exhibited regularly at the Salon des Indépendants over a forty-year period. In 1894, at the age of sixteen, Rodo published his first wood engravings in the anarchist journal, Le Père Peinard. When Camille left France for the safety of Belgium during the anarchist upheavals of the same year, Rodo joined him there. Rodo moved into his first studio in Montmartre with his brother Georges in 1898. Works of this early important period until just after the death of his father in 1903 were post-impressionist and clearly painted under the influence of his father. By 1904 living in Paris, he found the nightlife and the habitués of the cafes, theatres, circuses and cabarets compelling subjects for his work and changed dramatically the style of his painting, affiliating himself to the Fauve artists. Rodo became close to artists such as Kees Van Dongen, Maurice de Vlaminck and Raoul Dufy. In 1905 he participated in the first Fauve exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants. In 1907 he visited Van Dongen in Rotterdam and the two artists continued to paint together, something they often did in Paris. In 1914 he married, though he never had children. Later that year at the outbreak of the War Rodo moved to England. Over the next seven years he lived mainly in and around West London. He worked closely with his brother Lucien to establish in 1915 the Monarro Group, formed with the aim of exhibiting work by contemporary artists inspired by Impressionism. Many of the works produced by Rodo while he was in England were of London landmarks but, he was also interested in the urbanisation of West London. After 1921, when Rodo had already returned to France, he divided his time between Paris and Les Andelys in Normandy, living and working closely with his elder brother Georges Manzana. Despite his rich artistic heritage and his achievements as an artist, Rodo is perhaps best remembered for his contribution to art history. For ten years he researched and compiled a catalogue of his father’s paintings...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Figure Drawings (Pencil Drawings on Paper)
Located in New Orleans, LA
I bought this as part of a portfolio of sketches by an obviously talented artist, but don't know the artist's name. These might be studio sketches as exercises, or preparation sketch...
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Late 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

"Airness" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 22" x 19" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Airness" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 22" x 19" inch by Antonio Pelayo Medium: Pencil on Paper Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California, and yet raised for most of his child...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Pencil

A Handsome 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Male Model, Figure Study
Located in Chicago, IL
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Portrait Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by ...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Maid of Agora - Nude Female Figure, Highly Detailed Pencil Drawing, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The female figure in Oliver Benson's "Maid of Agora" is drawn in exquisite detail. On the reverse side, the artist has drawn another female figure. The artwork is not framed. Ple...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Female #5 2014
Located in Brecon, Powys
An older work from the studio of London based artist Ant Pearce Ink on paper. Framed behind glass. Image 16.5" x 11" Framed 26" x 20.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Reticent - Original Graphite Drawing on Panel, Two People at the Beach Circa '50
Located in Chicago, IL
"Reticent" by Rick Sindt is a small graphite drawing of two figures. This deceptively simple drawing is very powerful in its beauty and intimacy. The graph ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Panel, Graphite

Resting Nude Woman
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Resting Nude Woman, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower left, unframed. 20" H x 14.25" W. Provenance: From...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Nude - Pencil Drawing by Paul Garin - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an drawing realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s . Pencil on paper, Hand Signed on back. Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: " Cathe...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Two Women (Contemporary Female 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...
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2010s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté

Untitled - Contemporary pencil drawing, Figurative, Black & white
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANTONI JANUSZ PASTWA (b. 1944) Graduated from Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw at the Faculty of Sculpture. Obtained his diploma in 1970. Between 1974-1981 he was an assistant at profe...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

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