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


Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Anonymous German Artist: Standing Male Nude - "Enlightenment"

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Kunsthandel Norbert Thiel, Berlin has recently listed this nice unsigned, but dated 1900, color pencil drawing of a standing male nude with the pine cone topped staff symbolic of "enlightenment" on eBay Germany. The pine cone has been used throughout history as a symbolic representation of human enlightenment.
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Unknown 19th Century French School: Female Nude

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A seller on eBay France has recently posted this nice late 19th century French School painting of a female nude. If I hadn't broken the bank on that last male nude painting I just bought I would make a stab at trying to own it.
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