Male Nude Leaning on His Elbow (verso)

1752/1753

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1696 - 1770

The image shows a male figure from the knees up, reclining with one arm resting on a surface and the other across his abdomen. His facial features are depicted with simple lines, his hair is short and tousled. He is nude, sketched in a classical style with red chalk, highlighting his muscular build and anatomy. The background is a plain muted blue-gray color, emphasizing the figure in the foreground. No jewelry or objects are shown in the sketch.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image shows a drawing of a person seated with their legs crossed, leaning slightly to the right. One arm is resting on their knee while the other hangs to the side. The person's facial features are undefined, and their hair is drawn with flowing lines. They are depicted as nude, sitting on a surface resembling cloth. The background is a plain blue-gray color.

A Seated Male Nude

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

1752

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Johann Dominik Bossi, Munich; by descent to his daughter, Maria Theresia Caroline and her husband Carl Christian Friedrich Beyerlen, Stuttgart; (their sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 27 March 1882); Dr. Oscar Eisenmann, Cassel. Wilhelm Lübke, Stuttgart. (Joseph Baer & Sons, Frankfurt. Dr. Hans Wendland, Lugano; (his sale, Ball & Graupe, Berlin, 24-25 April 1931, no. 103). Dr. Erich Alport, Oxford; (sold by his estate, Christie's London, 4 July 1972, no. 186); Herbert List [1903-1975], Munich (Lugt 4063); Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

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Exhibition History

1979

  • Zeichnungen Italienischer Meister aus den Sammlungen Schloos Fachsenfeld, Stiftung Ratjen Vaduz, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Kunstmuseum Lucerne, 1979, no. 37.

1995

  • Fünfzig italienische Zeichnungen des 16. - 18. Jahrhunderts aus der Stiftung Ratjen, Vaduz, Liechtensteinischen Staatlichen Kunstsammlung, Vaduz, 1995, no. 12.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: G.B.T./f.l.[1 florin] C.M. [Conventions-Münze], and No 2793

Wikidata ID

Q64572385

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