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Art Subject: Boy
Female Nude
Located in Wien, 9
The painting was created in 1987, the year of the artist's death and thus a late work. The classically modern nude is depicted with a tendency towards cubism, the colours are luminous.
Category
1980s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Body I by Ferle - Abstract painting, male body, movement, neutral tones, man
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Body I is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
At the Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
the most important American Impressionists of his age. While many of his contemporaries focused on the landscape, Frieseke gained his inspiration from the figural, and in particular the theme of femininity. His works capture female figures engaging in traditionally feminine roles — strolling in the garden or posed in a domestic interior. At the Mirror...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Aya Sitting' by Roni Taharlev - Large Figurative Nude of a Young Woman
Located in Carmel, CA
Roni Taharlev's "Aya Sitting" is a poignant 55" x 33" oil on canvas that showcases the artist's masterful grasp of figurative nude painting. In subdued, earthy tones set against a ri...
Category
2010s Renaissance Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fairytale flower, "Gardens of Resilience" series original painting
Located in Sempach, LU
Childhood fairy tales and memories of magic follow us as we grow up. The Scarlet Flower is my favorite fairy tale. Today, seeing my granddaughter bending over a flower in the garden,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shirley Smith - Framed 20th Century Oil, Surrealist Life Study
Located in Corsham, GB
An original work by Shirley Smith. Signed and dated (1989) to the lower left. Presented in a complimenting cream and gilt frame. On board.
Category
20th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Metus Mortis
Located in PUIFLIJK, NL
In this 120 cm x 120 cm oilpainting "Metus Mortis," I delved into the realms of vulnerability, mortality, and the poignant dance between life and death. This deeply personal self...
Category
2010s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Nude Boy with Open Shirt" French Blue Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical scene of a nude boy wearing an open shirt and sandals. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what makes this painting so attractive and desi...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Searchers In The Water - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
André Hallet, Liège, Belgium 1890 – 1959 Kisenyi, Rwanda, 'The Water Carriers'
By André Hallet
Located in Bruges, BE
André Hallet
Liège, Belgium 1890 – 1959 Kisenyi, Rwanda
Belgian Painter
'The Water Carriers'
Signature: Signed bottom left, placed and named on reverse
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 100 x 80,50 cm, frame size 120,50 x 100,50 cm
Biography: Hallet André was born in the Liege in 1890, emerged as a luminary in the world of Belgian post-impressionist painting. His oeuvre, a testament to his profound talent, has graced the walls of over 60 museums worldwide, including the venerable Louvre in Paris, France.
Hallet’s artistic repertoire was as expansive as it was breathtaking. He wielded his brush with mastery in a multitude of genres, creating enchanting landscapes, bustling cityscapes, serene garden views, captivating marine scenes, evocative genre depictions, and intimate portraits that breathed life onto his canvases.
The journey of André Hallet’s artistry began under the tutelage and guidance of R. Heintz. He honed his craft further at the Academy in Liege.
It was in the South of France that Hallet discovered the transcendent allure of light and the sun, infusing his work with a cheerful and impressionistic burst of color. The vibrant hues of his palette mirrored the radiant landscapes he encountered in Flanders and the Mediterranean, from the sun-kissed shores of Southern France to the picturesque vistas of Italy.
In 1920, Hallet embarked on a new chapter, working in the enchanting city of Bruges before ultimately settling in Leuven. Each location left its mark on his art, contributing to the rich tapestry of his creative journey.
A turning point in Hallet’s life came in 1934 when the Belgian government sent him to Congo. Later, in 1947, he found his home on the shores of Lake Kivu in Kisenyi, present-day Rwanda. It was here that he would spend the remainder of his life, captivated by the mesmerizing beauty of the African landscape. He passed away in 1959, leaving a lasting legacy.
During his time in Africa, Hallet forged a deep connection with Tutsi king Mwambi Matura III of Ruanda-Burundi. This relationship inspired a series of exquisitely detailed portraits, offering a glimpse into the regal splendor of the king’s family...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Birchina- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Birchina
50 x 60 cm
Oil on canvas
The painting is framed ( frame included in price )
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Beach Discovery oil/c Magical Realism - Nude Woman, Sand Sculpture & Boy 1970s
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
An amazing, magical realism painting by renowned artist, Herbert Laurence Davidson (1930-2018). This painting depicts a young boy’s innocent discovery on the beach of a sand sculptur...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
"Belle Saison" The Beautiful Season - Figurative Nude Study
Located in Soquel, CA
"Belle Saison" The Beautiful Season - Figurative Nude Study
Nude study of a standing woman encapsulated in a golden surrounding with stratified textures on either side by Andrzej Malinowski (Polish, 1947-). The woman has bright orange hair, pulled back, wearing nothing but an orange sarong. Her eyes are closed, with a graceful, poised appearance. The woman in encapsulated in a golden background with stratified leaf textures on each side. The texture depicts tones of orange, blue, yellow and greens.
Signed "A. Malinowski" lower right.
Presented in a giltwood frame.
Image with frame: 48"H x 41"W
Image: 38.5"H x 31.5"W
Andrzej Malinowski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1947. He worked as artist, painter, graphic designer, illustrator, and poster creator. He resides and works in France.
In his youth, Andrzej Malinowski drew inspiration from the works of Vermeer and Rembrandt. In 1973, he graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in the Illustration Department. After obtaining his diploma, he moved to Paris, where he continues to live and create. In 1982, he was granted French citizenship.
During the initial period of his stay in France, Malinowski was engaged in artistic direction, creating audiovisual presentations, television programs, graphics, illustrations, and posters. During this time, he won awards in the field of posters and illustrations. In 1977, he received the First Prize for the poster for the film The Exorcist at the Deauville Film Festival, as reported, among others, by French newspaper Le Parisien.
Andrzej Malinowski collaborated with the most prominent film directors. Those include:
Andrei Tarkovsky (Nostalghia, 1983),
Jerzy Skolimowski (Success Is the Best Revenge, 1984),
Andrzej Wajda (The Possessed...
Category
1990s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Modern British, mid century oil painting of nude with bracelets
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This magnificent oil painting by Modern British artist Roy Spencer draws inspiration from avant-garde French artists such as Matisse and Raoul Dufy. This artwork strikingly exemplifies the strong connection between their styles. The piece is characterised by its vibrant colour palette, dynamic and decisive lines, and the unwavering, steady gaze of the subject. It exudes a profound sense of gravitas reminiscent of the works of the classic French masters from the early 20th century.
The details of the work are:
Roy Spencer (British, 1918 - 2006)
Nude with bracelets
Oil on board
35.1/2 x 29.1/2 in. (90.3 x 75.2 cm.)
Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Spencer grew up in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and articled as an architectural pupil in 1936. During the war Spencer served with the Royal Engineers in Egypt and Italy, and it was during this time that he met John Stanton Ward, who became a life long friend. Often drawing together, Ward’s enthusiasm was inspirational and galvanising, and on demobilisation Spencer enrolled at Chelsea School of Art, whilst simultaneously teaching at Wimbledon. Upon finishing at Chelsea as a student he became a tutor there, working with Robert Medley, Raymond Coxon, Susan Einzig, Julian Trevelyan and Elisabeth Frink. He also became a visitor at Camberwell. Amongst his students were Quentin...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salons d'Automne et Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Gesu estate stamp.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Rice Paper, Oil
Oil Painting of Modern Contemporary Renaissance by Cuban Artist Jesus Nordarse.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil Painting of modern renaissance figures by Cuban Artist Jesus Nordarse.
Dark neutral Oil Painting of a Love and Sacrifice by Cuban Artist Jesus ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
María Rosa Arsalaguet (1922-2003) - Female nude - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 86x65 cm.
Frameless.
painter. He specialized in religious themes, still lifes and flowers.
He participa...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The gift of flowers
Located in Berlin, DE
Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921), The gift of flowers. Oil on wood, 43 x 35 cm, 69 x 61 cm (frame), signed at lower left "Conrad Kiesel pxt [pinxit]", about 1900. In a magnificent gilt stuc...
Category
1890s Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
La-La Tempesta - Modern Interpretation of Giorgione's Renaissance Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Lamenting the lack of clear queer imagery in Renaissance painting I decided to paint a Gay version of "La Tempesta" by Giorgione. The small creature in the for...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Young woman posing naked
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Molded frame in gilded wood
87 x 73.5 x 4.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hidden Cove
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good intentions of critical theorists questioning the validity of the canon, paintings of the old masters on the walls of museums like the Met, the Louvre, Rijks museum still have a certain cache. They're revered not just for their technique but because they enshrine our collective past experience. Of course, it's a selected past that gets validated. Conspicuously absent to me as a gay man...
Category
2010s American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing
n.d.
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 inches
$3,600 + $100 framing
This work is offered by C...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Japanese Oil Painting Realism & Surrealism Ryonosuke Fukui Nude
Located in Wilmette, IL
Fukui began his artistic career in post-war occupied Japan as an innovator in Japanese prints by producing work utilizing his unique mimeographic process. Though he was very active i...
Category
1980s Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apollo and Artemis
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a classically painted portrait of artist and muse by Chicago based artist Andrew S. Conklin. Andrew's passion for Dutch and Northern Italian Baroque painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Lick (COLLABORATION WITH JACK BALAS)
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
This painting is a collaboration with artist Jack Balas. Jack is Wes Hempel's partner.
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- A walk through an...
Category
2010s American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nude Sitting" Large oil painting on canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Nude Sitting" is a large oil painting on canvas by noted German/American artist Norbert Schlaus, 1927-2009. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The siz...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dare to Dream- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Nude Boy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting was 1stDibs curator Brooke Wise's number 1 favorite. She called it: a more tender and revealed version of David Hockney's 82 portraits and a still life.
A beautiful c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Allegorical Mythical Nudes “Virtue of Vice”
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
This painting is likely to be from the late 18th or early 19th century, and is seemingly inspired by Antonio Correggio's "Virtue of Vice" circa 1531. Frame dimensions: 30 x 49 inches. This painting has been in a private California collection for over 40 years. It was acquired from a high end antique...
Category
19th Century Baroque Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morning Ride
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good in...
Category
2010s American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"RELEASE" - Oil painting on Copper Female Nude abstract blue oxidized patina
By Richard Hawk
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Richard Hawk calls his works of oil on copper a “co-creation with nature”. Hawk turned to the melding of copper oxidation and traditional oil painting in 2011. His works on canvas, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Figure 1
Located in Denver, CO
Matthew Durante's "Figure 1 2021" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a blue-toned nude female model superimposed over a pink and purple background.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Panel, Pencil
Before The Miracle
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good in...
Category
2010s American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A New Way Forward
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good in...
Category
2010s American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Longer Tied To The Past
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good in...
Category
2010s American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
KPM Porcelain Mythological Plaque Of ‘Psyche With A Butterfly On The Lake Shore’
Located in New York, NY
KPM Porcelain Mythological Plaque of ‘Psyche with a Butterfly on the Lake Shore'
Late 19th CENTURY
After a painting by Wilhelm Kray (German 1828-1889); v...
Category
19th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Paint, Porcelain
Baigneuse
By Marguerite Arosa
Located in Paris, FR
Marguerite AROSA
(1850-1903), French
"Baigneuse" (Bather)
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Canvas: 66 1/5" high x 50" wide
Frame: 74 1/5" high x 57 1/2" wide
This painting was e...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman reading, seated
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman seated reading in an interior.
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during t...
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Die Jugend. 1970. Oil on plywood, 78x52 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Act in pink. 1970. Oil on plywood, 78x52 cm
Composition with woman act in pink color
Category
1970s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Persephone 2
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic on canvas w/charcoal and pastels
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Nude Figures, Metallic Gold Ground, African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Hollingsworth intertwines faces and figures along in black and red on a metallic ground. There are 3 nude figures in total. Black Arts Movement - Dreamy study of faces and nudes floating in a gold metallic sky. In the foreground the is a what appears to be an African figure in a long blue ground with bulbous red hat and then an indication of a mountainous horizon line. The right center is an indication of a sun.
Acrylic and metallic paint on board
Signed lower right
BIOGRAPHY:
Alvin Hollingsworth...
Category
1970s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bora - Julien Calot, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative painting
By Julien Calot
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Unique work
Discover the new works on canvas by the French emerging and talented artist Julien Calot in his personal ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER
Located in Napoli, IT
DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER - - by Gennaro Luciano, 1920, with ebony frame. Cm.65x48
Category
1920s Old Masters Nude Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
La Danse Macabre
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian Symbolist artist Jan Frans DeBoever (1872 - 1948), created symbolist/allegorical paintings throughout his lifetime. He centralized on allegorical and literary subjects, generally depicting the constant struggle of good vs. evil. This is consistently reflected by images of beautiful women interacting with skeletons, gargoyles and demons.
La Danse Macabre...
Category
1910s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Graceness
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Graceness", done in 1997 is an oil painting on canvas by noted Hungarian artist Lajos Flesser, b.1937. It is signed, titled and dated in the back by the artist. The canvas size is 21.75 x 18 inches, framed is 23.25 x 19.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden black and gold frame.The artwork is in excellent condition. The frame is in good condition, with a few scuffs to the gold. Please see the final two images for the imperfections.
About the artist:
Lajos Flesser was born on Aug. 11, 1937 in Budapest, where he grew up in the shadow of World War II. In his late teens he studied at trade school, concentrating on metal skills. His need of communication made him start boxing, and the success was long in coming. In boxing circles, Flesser became a well established name with a couple of Hungarian championships.
Then came the fatal year 1956, when Soviet tanks crushed the dreams of freedom. Flesser escaped and came to Sweden via Denmark.
In Gothenburg the well known boxing promoter Edvin Alqvist soon became aware of Flesser's capacity as a boxer and offered him a contract. His debut occurred in May 1957...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Back - soft, colorful, abstracted figurative, nude, female, oil on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sensuous portrait of a nude woman in an abstracted red and grey environment. Daniel Hughes pays homage to classical painting techniques with a loose hand. Bold, modulated colour brus...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Abstract Expressionist Multicolor Nude Figure
By Tom Hamil
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid abstract expressionist painting of a colorful nude female figure by the artist Tom Hamil (American, b. 1928). Signed on verso "Tom Hamil". Circa 1970's. Unframed. Image size: 14"H x 8"W.
Tom Hamil, was born in New York in 1928 and raised primarily in California. After attending the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, he returned to California to begin his formal art training at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco (now known as the San Francisco Art Institute). He completed his education at the University of Washington with a Master’s Degrees and Doctorate in Fine Arts and Education. His first solo exhibition was held in 1956. Since then, he has participated in numerous one man shows, group shows, and has been represented in galleries in the US and Mexico.
In addition to his painting, Hamil has authored and illustrated a number of books. While at the Naval Academy, he received recognition for his paintings, drawings, and illustrations. Listed among Hamil’s many awards and honors are a Ford Foundation Fellowship and an Award of Excellence from the American Graphics Society.
Currently, he lives in Zirahuen, Michoacan, Mexico and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Hamil’s statement: “I am a man...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Early Hours
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991)
Title: The Early Hours
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 44 in. x 21 in. (111.76 cm x 53.34 cm)
Frame Size: 50 x 27 inches
Category
1960s American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Timepiece, Enveloped in time, Oil on Canvas, Green by Modern Artist "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Timepiece - 30 x 30 inches ( unframed size )
Oil on Canvas.
Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang condition.
Sunil Das ( 1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist ...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Lost Oar
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good in...
Category
2010s American Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
(1925-2016) FRENCH Post Impressionist signed Oil Painting FEMALE NUDE STUDY
By Louis Fabien
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Fabien Louis Pouilloux (1925-2016) French
TITLE: "Female Nude Study In Sunshine"
SIGNED: upper right
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 66cm x57cm inc frame
CONDITION: excellent...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman Bathing at Moonlight, Original Oil on Canvas, French Romantic School
Located in PARIS, FR
*Dimensions include the frame
This enigmatic French painting, likely from the early 20th century, exhibits a mysterious and evocative atmosphere characteristic of the Romantic movem...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Press A- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a computer game with nude model
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Press A
59 x 101 cm
Oil on canvas
A unique work where a classical theme as a male nude and todays game world come together.
As a young boy Ferenc Erdok ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Baigneuses (Bathers)
By Louis-Joseph Courtat
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Academic painter Louis-Joseph Courtat displays his mastery of composition and the female form in this entrancing oil on canvas. Entitled Baigneuses, the work was painted for and exhibited at the 1885 Paris Salon, the foremost exhibition of painters in the Western world. Large in size, it captures two nude bathers within a tranquil beach scene. While the artist's skill for landscape painting is on display, it is his command of form, light and color that bring this canvas to life. The artist specialized in paintings that glorified the nude, and his skill is clear in the luminosity of his models' skin and the classical beauty of their form and proportions.
With their soft, undulating curves and flowing hair, Courtat's models reflect the two key influences on the young painter, that of the great Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres as well as his teacher Alexandre Cabanel. Like these two greats who came before him, Courtat similarly follows in the artistic tradition of the female nude that is traceable to classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance.
Born in Paris in 1847, Courtat studied at the famed École des Beaux-Arts under Cabanel. He was one of the Academic master's first students at the school, where he began to teach in 1864. Displaying considerable skill at an early age, Courtat won the Prix de Rome around 1870, and subsequently studied in Rome for a number of years. He returned to Paris in 1873 to make his debut at the Salon, where he was met with immediate success, receiving a third class medal. He received medals again in 1874 and 1875, a remarkable achievement for a painter of his age. In addition to the monumental nudes...
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
