The Passion of Collecting Academic Nudes

Join me as we explore my collection of Academic Nudes from the 18th, 19th, and Early 20th Centuries and serendipitous finds in the Museum, Art Auction, and Gallery world......examples from the Golden Age of the European Academie


Friday, April 22, 2011

Figurative Works at the City Art Gallery, Birmingham, England: Works on Paper

Last night I was surfing the satellite channels and found nothing worth my time and then I switched over to my Roku for Internet streaming. Netflix was having problems loading so I switched over to the Amazon Prime programs. I discovered a series called Sister Windy's Odyssey. The final 30 minute episode had Sister Wendy visiting the City Gallery in Birmingham, England. After I watched the episode I did an Internet search and found the Gallery to be a fascinating resource for figurative works, especially the Pre-Raphaelites. City Gallery, Birmingham, England is the largest local authority Museum service in England with over 500,000 objects and is the home of the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art. I culled through a search of their database and found the below listed works. (Please note: These works are copyrighted by the museum and are listed here for educational purposes only. Please respect their copy right). Enjoy:
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William Holman Hunt - Pen and Ink drawing - Female Nude




William Holman Hunt - May Morning on Magdalen Tower, Male Nude




Sir Edward John Poynter - Study of Male Nude




Sir Edward John Poynter - Male Nude Study - 1880-90




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Nude Study for Perseus Slaying the Sea-Monster




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Nude Studies for Perseus Slaying the Sea-Monster






Sir Edward Burne-Jones - The Garden of Pan





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for The Fates





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for St. Matthew the Evangelist




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for St. Christopher





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for the Stoning of St. Stephen






Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for Lovers - 1865





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - St. George





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for St. George Slaying the Dragon





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Male Nude Study





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study of a Man Hugging a Tree





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study of the Angel





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for Cophetua





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Nude Studies




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for St. Christopher




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Study for the Executioner




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - St George Series - Female Nude Study




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Phyllis and Demophoon




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Male Nudes - Study of Two Soldiers 1865-66




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - 1895 - Study for the Three Graces




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Nude Study





Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1865 - Study for Circe



Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1865 - Study For Circe 2





Sir Edward Burne-Jones - Nude Study




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - 1865-66 Male Nude - Study of St. George




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - 1865-66 - Male Nude - Study of St. George




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - 1865-66 - Male Nude - Study of St. George




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - 1865-66 Male Nude - Study of St. George




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - 1865-66 Male Nude - Study for St. George




Sir Edward Burne-Jones - 1865- Female Nude with Harp





Simeon Solomon - 1871 - Dawn




Henry Wallis - Seated Male Nude




Henry Wallis - 1854-1890



Henry Wallis - Standing Male with a Club



Henry Wallis - 1850-60 Male Nude Study




Frederick Sandys - Male Nude Studies



Frederick Sandys - 1850-55 - Studies of Male Nudes




Ford Madox Brown - Male Nude Standing with Staff




Ford Madox Brown - 1847 - Male Nude Posed with Arms Folded over Chest




Ford Madox Brown - 1847 - Male Nude Study




Ford Madox Brown - 1847 - Academic Nude Study posed as a Sculptor




Ford Madox Brown - 1845 - Nude Studies for Figures of Byron, Burns, and Shakespere




Edward Reginald Frampton - Flora of the Alps - 1918



Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Female Nude Study - St. Elizabeth





Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Female Nude - Study for Virgin