Study of a Seated Nude Female Model Drawing
1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Study of a Seated Nude Female Model Drawing is a 1893 by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a nude woman sitting sideways, hunched over a sketchbook. She’s not posing like a model. Instead, she’s drawing herself, lost in the work. Puvis often used soft outlines and flat colors. Here, the lines feel loose but sure. You can almost hear the scratch of her pencil. Look at how her back curves. It’s drawn with simple, bold strokes. Check out Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898).
