Study of a Seated Nude Female Model Drawing

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Study of a Seated Nude Female Model Drawing

Pierre Puvis de ChavannesLinkedCulture matchlcp-849410b8a569

Date
c. 1888–1898
Medium
black chalk
Culture
France, 19th century
Department
Drawings
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
168502

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In this surprising drawing, a nude figure abandons her role as model in favor of drawing. The passive nude has become active; she turns away from the viewer, absorbed in her own artistic pursuit.

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Credit line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Provenance
Adrien Karbowski; [Fischer Kiener Galerie, Paris, Dec. 1991]

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