Francois Xavier Josse (1910-1991) - 1986 Charcoal Drawing Turned Back

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Description

Turning away from the artist with her head low, the model is placed on a set of steps, leaning on the cloth-covered top.

Using charcoal, red chalk, graphite and watercolour, Josse has utilised mediums to create depth to the features of the model.

On wove.

Condition

Even discolouration and some creasing to the top left.

Size

56.5 x 40.6cm (22.2" x 16")
Sheet: 60 x 43.2cm (23.6" x 17")

Collection Information

From a substantial collection of figurative and other works by the French artist Francois Xavier Josse (1910-1991).

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Artist Biography

Born in Nantes, France in 1910, Francois Xavier Josse was a French painter and sculptor who specialised in life drawings of nude female models.

He studied at Beaux-Arts in Nantes before moving to Paris to further his studies at the Academies of the Grand-Chaumière and the Colarossi Academy in 1930. A retrospective of his work was organised in Paris in 1989.

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SKU qw451
Artist Francois Xavier Josse (1910-1991)
Date 1986
Dimensions 56.5 x 40.6cm
Medium Charcoal
Subject Nudes
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