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, July 1, 2011

Kurd Albrecht (1884 - 1964): Drawings from Plaster Casts, Circa 1900

I picked up a nice example of a student drawing from plaster casts last night for a few euros. It is by German artist Kurd Albrecht (1884-1964). If you look closely you can see where the artist changed certain parts of each drawing based upon more accurate sight-size measurements he had taken during the initial layin of the outline drawing. Plaster casts were used in the initial drawing training of students and the teaching of sight-size drawing techniques.
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Here is a sampling of his works:

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