Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Study of a Nude Woman, Seated Looking to the Right (recto)
Wade Fund, 1961.318.a · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

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

c. 1810

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
black and white chalk (both stumped)
Dimensions
61.9 × 43.6 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-192245

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…

Provenance

Wade Fund, 1961.318.a

Registry history

  • c. 1810 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings

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