Study of a Nude Woman, Seated Looking to the Right (recto) Study of a Male Nude (verso)

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Study of a Nude Woman, Seated Looking to the Right (recto) Study of a Male Nude (verso)

Pierre-Paul Prud'honLinkedCulture matchlcp-36a99d454f5f

Date
c. 1810
Medium
black and white chalk (both stumped)
Culture
France, 19th century
Department
Drawings
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
136822

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This sheet is notable in its presentation of a woman, specifically one of Pierre-Paul Prud’hon’s favorite models, Marguerite—known for her curly hair and striking appearance. Following the artist’s death, more than 100 drawings were discovered in his studio, each portraying a closely studied nude figure like those shown here. The context of these works remains unclear: artists typically sketched from a model early in their training, but Prud’hon did so as a well-established painter. He saw drawing as a solitary practice, working consistently with white and black chalks on a paper described by one critic as “moonlit blue.” Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was raised in the Cluny abbey by monks, who recognized and encouraged his artistic talent as a boy.

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Credit line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance
c. 1810-1823: Studio of the artist, by descent to Charles Boulanger de Boisfremont | 1823-1838: Charles Boulanger de Boisfremont [1773–1838], Paris, by descent to his son, M. de Boisfremont fils | 1838-1870: M. de Boisfremont fils | 1870: (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 9, 1870, no. 49, sold to Dr. Malherbe) | 1870-?: Dr. Malherbe | after 1870-1926: Walter S. M. Burns [1872–1929], London, | 1926: (his sale, Sotheby’s, London, May 6, 1926, no. 134) | after 1926-1961: (Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) | 1961-: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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