Standing in a strong pose, the model turns its back on the artist as he captures the bold lines of the silhouette. Using graphite, red chalk and watercolour, Josse brings attention to the dark shadows that are cast across the body.
Signed to the lower right.
On wove.Some surface dirt and discolouration. Slight creasing to the top left corner.
58.9 x 38.3cm (23.2" x 15.1")Sheet: 59.2 x 42.2cm (23.3" x 16.6")
From a substantial collection of figurative and other works by the French artist Francois Xavier Josse (1910-1991).
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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.
| SKU | qw461 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Francois Xavier Josse (1910-1991) |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 58.9 x 38.3cm |
| Medium | Graphite |
| Subject | Nudes |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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