semi-nude study
1972
From the collection of Athens School of Fine Arts
1972
From the collection of Athens School of Fine Arts
A young man sits on a simple wooden stool, leaning slightly forward, his bare torso facing the viewer. His arms rest on his knees, and his gaze is calm, looking down and off to the side. The drawing is done in dark pencil, with careful shading to show the shape of his shoulders, back, and chest. This is a figure study, made for practice, not display. The artist focused on how light falls across the body, using small dots and repeated lines to build texture. It was drawn in 1972, a time when many artists in Greece were exploring the human form in new ways. The model’s pose feels relaxed, not staged or dramatic. You can see this work at the Museum of Ethnography. (Word count: 115)
