Sheet of Studies of Standing Male Nudes, Seen from Behind

c. 1930s

Pavel Tchelitchew

Associated Names
Pavel Tchelitchew

Artist, American, 1898 - 1957

The image is a pencil sketch showing studies of a male figure from various angles, focusing on anatomy. One figure shows a back view with arms by the sides and head slightly inclined forward. Another figure is shown upside down in a reclining position. Several smaller sketches of heads and torso sections are also present, focusing on form and structure. The background is plain, with no clothing or accessories visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalpoint (probably silverpoint) on commercially prepared paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.8 × 32.39 cm (20 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.14.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale Swann Auction Galleries, New York, 24 September 2015, no. 319); David McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right verso in pen and brown ink: 863

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