1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Study of a Female Nude (possibly for an unrealized allegorical painting) (recto) is a 1804 by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a seated woman with her back to us, her arms resting on her knees. The lines are loose and quick, focusing on shapes and shadows rather than details. The paper has a warm, slightly yellow tone, and the drawing looks like it was made with pencil or charcoal. The artist left out faces and fine details, making the figure feel more like a rough idea than a finished work. This style was common in early sketches for bigger paintings. If you like this loose, sketchy style, look up *Pierre Puvis de Chavannes* next.
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French pronunciation: ; 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France".
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