Category Archives: Nudes & Figures

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

“Female Nude Raising Her Arm”

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon | "Female Nude Raising Her Arm"
(French, 1758-1823) drawing, black & white chalk, stumped on blue paper, c. 1810-20

Posted in Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Charles Bargue

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

“Torso, Plate 1, No. 56 from ‘Cours de Dessin’ (Drawing Course)”

Charles Bargue | "Torso, Plate 1, No. 56 from 'Cours de Dessin' (Drawing Course)"
(French, 1826-1883) drawing, charcoal on wove paper, c. 1860′s

Posted in Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Realism & French Academy*

Edgar Degas

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

“Nude Woman Crouching, study for Semiramis”

Edgar Degas | "Nude Woman Crouching, study for Semiramis"
(French, 1834-1917) drawing, black chalk heightened w/white on off-white wove paper, c. 1860-62

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*

Pablo Picasso

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

“Four Ballet Dancers”

Pablo Picasso | "Four Ballet Dancers"
(Spanish, 1881-1973) drawing, pen & ink, 1925

Posted in Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Printmaking

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

“Die Brücke” (The Bridge)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | "Die Brücke"
(German, 1880-1938) woodcut, poster for the exhibition for the artists’ group “Die Brücke”, 1910

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Posters, Printmaking

Egon Schiele

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

“Crouching Nude Girl”

Egon Schiele | "Crouching Nude Girl"
(Austrian, 1890-1918) black chalk & gouache on paper, 1914

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Watercolors

Herbert Draper

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

“Calypso’s Isle”

Herbert Draper | "Calypso's Isle"
(English, 1863–1920) oil on canvas, 1897

Posted in Homer's "The Odyssey", Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Pre-Raphaelites, Romantic Art, Victorian

John William Waterhouse

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

“Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses”

John William Waterhouse | "Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses"

Posted in Homer's "The Odyssey", Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art, Victorian

John William Waterhouse

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

“Ulysses and the Sirens”

John William Waterhouse | "Ulysses and the Sirens"
(English, 1849-1917) oil on canvas, 1891

Posted in Homer's "The Odyssey", Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & Brushwork

Gustave Moreau

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

“The Tatooed Salome”

Gustave Moreau | "The Tatooed Salome"
(French, 1826-1898) oil on canvas, 1876

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Realism & Brushwork

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

“Jupiter and Thetis”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "Jupiter and Thetis"
(French, 1780–1867) oil on canvas, 1812

Posted in Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

John William Waterhouse

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

“Mermaid”

John William Waterhouse | "Mermaid"
(English, 1849-1917) oil on canvas, 1900

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & Brushwork, Victorian

Félix Vallotton

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

“Twilight”

Félix Vallotton | "Twilight"
(Swiss, 1865-1925) oil on canvas, 1904

Posted in Art Nouveau, Landscapes, Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Symbolism

Félix Vallotton

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

“La Paresse”

Félix Vallotton | "La Paresse"
(Swiss, 1865-1925) woodcut, 1895

Posted in Art Nouveau, Nudes & Figures, Printmaking, Symbolism

Edvard Munch

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

“The Kiss”

Edvard Munch | "The Kiss"
(Norwegian, 1863-1944) color woodcut, 1902

Posted in Art Nouveau, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Printmaking, Symbolism

Théodore Géricault

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

“The Kiss”

Théodore Géricault | “The Kiss”
(French, 1791-1824) charcoal, brown wash, sepia & gouache drawing, c.1822

Posted in Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Romantic Art

Francisco de Goya

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

“Lovers Sitting on a Rock”

Francisco de Goya | "Lovers Sitting on a Rock"
(Spanish, 1746-1828) brush and gray wash on laid paper, ca. 1796-97

Posted in Baroque, Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Rococo, Romantic Art

Rembrandt van Rijn

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

“Young Woman Sleeping” (Hendrickje Stoffels)

Rembrandt van Rijn | "Young Woman Sleeping" (Hendrickje Stoffels)
(Dutch, 1606-1669) drawing, brush & ink on paper, c. 1654

Posted in Baroque, Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures

James Whistler

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

“Blue and Violet”

James Whistler | "Blue and Violet"
(American, 1834-1903) Pastel, w/chalk on brown paper on cardboard, c. 1888

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Pastels, Tonalism

Edgar Degas

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

“Woman Having Her Hair Combed”

Edgar Degas | "Woman Having Her Hair Combed"
(French, 1834-1917) pastel on light green wove paper, ca.1886-88

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Pastels, Realism & Brushwork