Academic Nudes of the 19th Century

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Georg Rank (1855-1938) Academic Nude Studies on Paper and Canvas/ Genre Portraits

This morning I found a large series of works by the Austrian Symbolist and Genre Painter Georg Rank (1855-1938) listed on eBay Austria. Rank worked for many years in Baden near Vienna, Austria. He worked as an established painter with his own studio near Gustav Klimt and Anton Hanak for many years. He created works in oils, watercolors, pencil, charcoal, and was known for some of his graphic designs. His favorite subject matter was portraits, nudes, and genre landscapes. Most of the works on canvas listed are a bit pricey but the drawings, seen by me as mostly quick sketches rather than refined drawings, are somewhat overpriced. The works listed below are all from the later 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Portrait mannlicherAkt Rucken (1903)

Entwurf fur das Wiener Parlament (circa 1900 - 1910)

Weiblicher Akt Brustbild (1904)

3 Grazien mythologische Szene (Mischtechnik)(undated)

Seitlich stehender mannlicher Akt (Aquarell/Paper) (1903)

Studie zweier mannlicher Akte (1902)

Weiblicher Akt mit gelbem Tuch (1902)

Standing Male Nude (undated)

Weiblicher Akt Ruckenansicht (1904)

Study, Female Nude (undated)

Standing Male Nude (undated)

Standing Male Nude (undated)

Two Sitting Male Nudes (1902)

Reclining Female Nude (1904)

Sitting Female Nude (undated)

Female Nude (undated)

Studie mannlicher Akt Wurfposition (undated)

Standing Male Nude with Staff (undated)

Studie mannlicher Akt (undated)

Studie weiblicher Akt (Mischtechnik) (undated)

Standing Female Nude (1904)

Standing Female Nude (undated)

Nacherin im Garten (Pastell) (1899)

Portrait einer sitzenden alten Frau (1902)

Portrait eines Mannes mit Bart (undated)

Portrait eines Madchens (1910)

Portrait eines Mannes mit Bart (1886)

Portrait einer Dame in schwarzem Klied (undated)

Portrait einer jungen Frau in Tracht (1906)

Portrait einer jungen Frau mit Tambourin (undated)

Portrait eines Madchens weisse Bluse (undated)

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Ketterer Kunst Auktion: Works on paper....Works on Canvas

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One of my favorite past-times is browsing through past auction results looking for nudes. Yesterday I had a chance to visit the Ketterer Kunst Auction House website and browse their past auctions. I found some very beautiful works of art with a nice portion featuring the subject matter of Adam and Eve, the temptation, and expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Included in their past auctions were some beautiful 18th and 19th century academic nude drawings. I have also included a few non-nude paintings that caught my eye, mostly from brush work and the use of color. Enjoy. (all illustrations courtesy of Ketterer Kunst)
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