A Seated Man Nude and then Clothed
1824
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1824
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This drawing shows a man sitting, first without clothes and then with clothes on. He's drawn in a simple pose. You can see the artist's attention to detail in the way the clothes fit the man's body. The artist used graphite and white heightening to create contrast. To learn more about the artist's use of contrast, look at the technique: chiaroscuro.
![Seated Male Nude [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/597d54283cc8fd7f/thumb.webp)
![Studies of Male Nudes [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/6a06b2ac3ad0c09a/thumb.webp)
