Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14

French School
Charcoal Multiple Female Nude Studies Academic French School

Mid 20th Century

$674.86
£490
€582.79
CA$939.12
A$945.11
CHF 548.54
MX$11,477.10
NOK 6,300.96
SEK 6,503.80
DKK 4,356.51

About the Item

Title: Charcoal Multiple Female Nude Studies Academic French School Medium: Charcoal on paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches (height x width) Provenance: private collection Condition: Fair vintage condition. Heavy age toning across sheet with visible water staining along upper margin and creasing to lower left corner. Minor edge wear and small losses to corners. Charcoal smudging consistent with studio handling. Structurally stable but would benefit from conservation framing. Description: A powerful mid century French School charcoal life drawing sheet, featuring four female nude studies executed during an academic atelier session. The composition includes three upright poses and one reclining figure across the lower portion of the sheet. The standing figures are rendered with confident cross hatching and strong tonal massing, emphasising the weight and structure of the torso and legs. The central back view is particularly sculptural, with charcoal modelling defining the curvature of the spine and hips. The reclining nude at the base introduces a dynamic horizontal counterpoint to the vertical figures above. Looser gestural strokes in this section contrast with the more resolved modelling of the upright studies, offering insight into the rhythm of academic drawing practice. Executed in charcoal on paper, the sheet demonstrates disciplined anatomical understanding combined with expressive line quality. The darker passages give the figures volume and presence, while areas of open paper create breathing space within the composition. This work will appeal to collectors of academic nude studies, mid century French figurative drawings, and atelier life drawing sheets. The multiple fully realised figures give the piece strong decorative and documentary value. Unframed and presented in original vintage condition. For more any more information please do contact us with any questions you may have. Thank you.
  • Creator:
    French School
  • Creation Year:
    Mid 20th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509317687682

More From This Seller

View All
Charcoal Multiple Female Nude Figure Studies Academic French School

Charcoal Multiple Female Nude Figure Studies Academic French School

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Charcoal Multiple Female Nude Figure Studies Academic French School Medium: Charcoal on paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches (height x width) Provenance: private collecti...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Graphite

French School Charcoal Three Female Nude Academic Life Drawing

French School Charcoal Three Female Nude Academic Life Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French School Charcoal Three Female Nude Academic Life Drawing Medium: Charcoal on paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches (height x width) Provenance: private collection Co...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Graphite Multiple Female Nude Studies Academic French School

Graphite Multiple Female Nude Studies Academic French School

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Graphite Multiple Female Nude Studies Academic French School Medium: Graphite pencil on paper, unframed Size: 12.75 x 19.75 inches (height x width) Provenance: private collect...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Mid Century French School Female Nude Figure Studies Charcoal Drawing

Mid Century French School Female Nude Figure Studies Charcoal Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French School Seated Nude Female Figure Life Study Drawing Medium: Charcoal and graphite on paper, unframed Size: 20 x 25.25 inches (height x width) Provenance: pr...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Graphite

Mid Century French School Nude Figure Life Study Charcoal Drawing

Mid Century French School Nude Figure Life Study Charcoal Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French School Nude Figure Life Study Charcoal Drawing Medium: Charcoal and graphite on paper, unframed Size: 12.75 x 15.75 inches (height x width) Provenance: priv...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Charcoal Multiple Nude Figure Studies Academic French School Mid Century

Charcoal Multiple Nude Figure Studies Academic French School Mid Century

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Charcoal Multiple Nude Figure Studies Academic French School Mid Century Medium: Charcoal on paper, unframed Size: 20.25 x 25.5 inches (height x width) Inscription: Faint penc...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Graphite

You May Also Like

Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate o...

Category

1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Henry Moore Style I950s Nudes English Drawing

Henry Moore Style I950s Nudes English Drawing

By Henry Moore

Located in Roma, IT

Henry Moore Style I950s Nudes English Drawing Interesting and important two-sided drawing by a follower of the great English artist Henry Moore. It depicts with great intensity and ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Nude - Original Charcoal Drawing by Emile Deschler - 1986

Nude - Original Charcoal Drawing by Emile Deschler - 1986

By Emile Deschler

Located in Roma, IT

Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized by Emile Deschler in 1986. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the lower right. Good condition except for some small holes. Emile...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Natural Beauty, Five Studies of Nude - Original Signed Charcoals Drawing

Natural Beauty, Five Studies of Nude - Original Signed Charcoals Drawing

By Gaston Coppens

Located in Paris, IDF

Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Natural Beauty, Five Studies of Nude Original charcoal drawing Handsigned on the back of the sheet (see photo) On black paper 65 x 50 cm (c. 25,5 x 19,6 inch) Very good condition, a few small surface defects on the edge 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...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Femme Allongée - Charcoal  Drawing on Paper - Late 20th Century

Femme Allongée - Charcoal Drawing on Paper - Late 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Femme allongée is a superb original charcoal drawing on paper, realized by an unknown French artist in the end of XX century. A beautiful and sensual woman is laying down on a bed a...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenanc...

Category

1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite