1853
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Female nude, seated, three-quarter view from back is a 1853 by William Mulready, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
William Mulready drew a seated woman from the back in 1853. He trained at the Royal Academy and kept studying the human figure for decades. His chalk drawings show careful shading and lifelike skin tones. Mulready was known for these nude studies. He worked in both Realism and Impressionism, though he trained early on. Check out his chalk technique next.
A seated female nude is depicted in three-quarter view from the back using black and red chalk. The drawing is signed with the artist’s initials and dated 1853. Executed with refined academic technique, it demonstrates subtle modeling of flesh tones and contours.
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William Mulready was an Irish genre painter living in London. He is best known for his romanticising depictions of rural scenes, and for creating Mulready stationery letter sheets, issued at the same time as the Penny Black postage stamp.
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