Graphite Nude Paintings

Title French Modernist Seated Female Figure Pencil Life Drawing Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Graphite pencil on artist paper unframed Size 25.5 x 19.75...

Reclining Expressionist Nude Female Figure with Yellow, Blue, and Magenta Brightly colored expressionist nude figurative painting of a reclining nude female with bold yellow, blue, ...

"Figure 3, 2022" by Matthew Alfonso Durante is an original handmade mixed media painting that depicts a nude female model in front of a greyscale landscape. This piece measures 10 x ...

Title Studies of Men in Hats French Modernist Graphite Portrait Drawing Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Graphite pencil on brown textured artist paper unf...

Title Signed French Modernist Seated Male Nude Figure Pencil Life Drawing Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Graphite pencil on thin artist paper unframed Si...

Title: Mid Century French Seated Female Nude Figure Pencil Drawing Medium: Graphite pencil on toned artist paper, unframed Size: 12.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width) Provenance: pri...

Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Suzanne Gertz (American, 1938-2003) and painted circa 1985, partial signature lower right. Suzanne Gertz first studied at the...

Title: Pencil Classical Draped Male Figure Study Signed Rouvet French School Medium: Pencil on paper, unframed Size: 12 x 8.75 inches (height x width) Signature: Signed lower right Rouvet Provenance: private collection Condition: Fair vintage condition. Heavy water staining and surface abrasion particularly across centre and lower half of sheet. Noticeable foxing, surface dirt and areas of paper thinning. Edges worn with small tears and losses, especially upper and lower margins. Paper heavily toned and structurally fragile in places. Image remains legible but overall condition is distressed. Description: A mid century French School pencil classical figure study, signed lower right Rouvet, depicting a seated male figure draped in classical attire. The composition reflects the academic tradition of copying antique sculpture and allegorical subjects, central to European atelier training. Executed in graphite pencil on artists paper, the drawing demonstrates controlled line work and structured cross hatching. The musculature of the torso and arm is articulated through layered pencil shading, while the drapery is defined with diagonal hatching that creates tonal depth and movement. The facial features are stylised yet expressive, suggesting reference to classical statuary or Renaissance inspired models often studied in academic settings. Graphite pencil allows for precision and clarity of contour, giving the figure a sculptural quality despite the minimal background. Such works are sought after by collectors of classical male figure drawings...

Title: Venus de Milo Statue Drawing Classical Figure Study French School Medium: Graphite on paper, unframed Size: 25 x 19.85 inches (height x width) Signature: Initialled lower righ...

An oil study of a man shown vigorously drying his hair with a towel. Signed lower left, 'Termeh' for Termeh Yeghiazarian (Iranian-American, 1959-2022) and dated 1994. Additionally si...

Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp verso and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Cho...

Burka Bikini Girl, 2019 Oil and graphite on canvas 15.75 x 11.75 inches (40 x 30 cm) Signed, titled and dated on verso Lee Wells (b.1971) is a conceptua...

Original oil pastel with underlying graphite drawing lines by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed and dated by the artist lower right, 1971. Condition is excellent. Provenance: Estate of the artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Overall matted and in a contemporary narrow blond maple frame 17.5 by 15 inches. Nahum Tschacbasov Biography : Russian-American artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984) is known for his cubo-surrealistic works which feature a strong psychological element. Some of his work bears a resemblance to work of another Russian-American artist--David Burliuk. He was somewhat of a late starter, moving to Paris in 1932 to study under Adolph Gottlieb, Marcel Gromaire and Fernand Leger. He had his first exhibition in Paris in 1934. He then returned to the US where he joined Rothko and Gottlieb at the Galery Seccession. He was one of the co-founders of The Ten, a group of social conscious abstract painters which included Rothko, Gottlieb, Joseph Solman and Ilya Bolotowsky, among others. In 1944, he began to work at Stanley Hayter's Atelier 17, a center for surrealistic ideas. Between 1936 and 1943, he had five one-man exhibitions at the ACA Galleries and participated in five group shows. He also exhibited at the Whitney, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Knox Albright Museum, the Chicago Institute of Fine Art and Corcoran, among others. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Met, the Whitney, the Brooklyn Museum and the Jewish Museum. Tschacbasov has been the subject of two recent retrospective at Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY and Arthur Kalaher...

This acrylic and graphite on paper from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many model paintings from her long and illustrious career. The su...

This watercolor and graphite on paper from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many model paintings from her long and illustrious career. The subject is two nude males, one i...

This watercolor and graphite on paper from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many model paintings from her long and illustrious career. The...