Fall 2011 Auction Season: Works on Paper

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The Fall 2011 Auction Season is in full swing with a large number of Academic Nudes listed in various auction catalogs. I have spent the last week pulling out a great number of these offerings for your enjoyment. I will be listing them in the appropriate categories. Here are the various works on paper:
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Theodor Krause (1868-1956) Standing Nude Male Youth ...*I managed to buy this drawing during the open Auction in Leipzig, DE. It should be on its way into my collection next week.

Ludwig von Hofmann (1865-1945) Les Baigneurs, vers 1910

Ludwig von Hofmann (1865-1945) Bathers

Ludwig von Hofmann (1865-1945) Study , ca. 1883

Continental School, Sitting Female Youth , 1916

Continental School, late 19th Century

Continental School, late 19th Century

Winfred H. Goodsell (Early 20th Century)

Ludwig Vogel (1788-1879) Nude Studies

H. Venezianisc , 17th Century drawing, Putti

Unsigned Sanguine Drawing ... Continental School ... The Three Graces, after Raphael

Unknown German Artist ... ca 1800 (Above Female Nudes)

Arthur Spence Spear (1879-1959)

Theodor Wagner (1800-1880) Standing Male Nude

Theodor Petter (1822-1872) Male Nudes (Above)

Sylvia Saul (American) Early 20th Century.... Female Nudes (above)

Unknown artist .... Gotterversammlung

Sam Goodsell ... Late 19th Century... Standing Male

Rene Menard (1909)

Remy Vuibert .... Adam & Eve with Serpent, 1635

Peter Janssen (1884-1908) Battle Scene

Otto Rudolf Westphal (1878-1975) Standing Male Nude with Staff

Nicolas Bernard Lepicie (1735-1784) Standing Male Nude

German School, late 18th Century, red chalks

Unknown Artist, German School, late 18th century

K. Schmiders ... Male Nude Studies (above)

Max Liebermann (1847-1935) Boys Bathing

L. van Leyden - Vertreibung Paradies, 1529

Unknown Artist... Female Nude ... Late 19th Century

Franz Kienmayer (1926 ... Zwei Kinder)

Juan Antonio Salvador Carmona (1734-1805) Mannlicher Ruckenakt

Josef Engelhart (1864-1941)

Josef Engelhart (1864-1941)

Jaques Henri Sablet II (1749-1803) Paris

Jan de Bisschop .... Traum des Menschen, 1671

Italian Master (Late 17th Century) Portrait of a Male Youth

Italian Master (17th Century) Male Nude .... Red Chalk

Daniel Hopfer (1470-1536) Das Bacchanal, nach Mantegna

Ludwig von Hofmann (1861-1945) Bathers (Badende)

Hans Kohl (1897-1990) Nude Study, Male Youth

Hans Erni (Swiss, 1909

H. Martini (Late 19th Century)

H. Martini (Late 19th Century)

H. Martini (late 19th Century)

H. Martini (Late 19th Century)

Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617) Pygmalion, 1593

Friedrich Geselschap (1835-1898) Knabenakt Studies

German School ... Signed Konrad Lith.... 19th Century Male Nude in Crucifixion Pose.

Austrian School (possibly Vienna School of Fine Arts) ... Standing Male Nude .. late 19th Century

German School .... Standing Male Nude ... (late 19th Century)

German School - Male Nude ... Late 19th Century

German School ... Male Nude Study (early 20th Century)

German School .... Male Nude (early 20th century)

G.A Magliolo .... Cupido ... 1508

Francesco Zuccarelli (1702-1788) Standing Male

Four Male Figure Studies (American, early 20th Century)

Felician Rops .... Satyr

Edward Burne-Jones .... Standing Nude

Eduard Daege ... Pencil portrait of a Female Nude

E. Siegler ..... Erotic Male Nude

Duncan Grant (1885-1978) Paul Reclining

Crispijn de Passe (1564-1637) North Wind

Virgilio Constantini (1882-1940) Bathing in Sunlight

Claude Gillot (1673-1722) Der Sundenfall

Benton Spruance (1932-1967) Introduction to Love (Lithograph)

Alois Martin Stadler (1792-1841) Sitting Male Nude

Paliwoda Ambrozi (1909-1999) The Three Fates (Above three illustrations)

Heinrich Aldegrever (1502-1562) Paramus & Thisbe

Albrecht Durer ... Kleine Passion

Albert Paul Louis Besnard (1849-1934) Eva

Abraham Bloemaert (1564-1651) Nude Studies

Georg Rank (1855-1938): The Three Graces

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This morning the seller on eBay Austria who listed the works of artist Georg Rank (see my previous post) finally lowered his slightly inflated prices and I bought that beautiful Three Graces drawing that I had my eye on. I cannot help being drawn to the subject matter, especially this depiction. What a beautifully executed study. I look forward to adding this wonderful drawing to my collection.
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Caption: The Three Graces

Artist: Georg Rank (1855-1938)

Material: Watercolor and Charcoal drawing on paper

Dated: ca 1900-1910

18th Century "Grablegung Christi" carved wooden skulpture: The Entombment

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eBay Austria holds another gem this morning. I must admit, another of my favorite iconographic images is that of Christ on the Cross. I have one early 19th century carved wooden and gessoed example hanging on my walls but nothing older than the early 1800's. My example arrived with a detached arm, so I made the necessary restoration myself. A little wood glue, some of my canvas gessoe to fill the crack, and a little watercolor to match the original, and voila.... you can't tell it was ever off the figure. I have followed numerous auctions online, including eBay, and the carved and crafted wooden sculptures of the semi-nude Christ figure seem to demand some fairly expensive prices. From the looks of it, there appears to be a ready market out there for decommissioned wooden sculptures of a semi-nude Christ. Go figure. Although, if you think about it, it figures the really good ones fall into the category of "folk art." That iconographic image has given countless artists over the centuries a good reason to explore the male figure in every medium possible. I have seen a multitude of wooden carved "Christ on the Cross" depictions but this is the first time I have seen a sculpture of "The Entombment." This sculpture, to my eye, is unique in that it goes beyond the usual depiction of a figure stretched out on a cross with arms flayed and legs crossed. The mood of this fine sculpture has gone beyond the ordinary into the realm of lifelike depiction. It exudes vulnerability and compassion. The central body appears to be carved from a single piece of wood, probably fruit wood or lime wood. It is a shame the craftsman did not sign the work.

* 9-23-2011: Addendum ... I just could not pass up this opportunity. This is such an unique find. I have been buying on eBay since 1998 and I have never seen a similar object. The seller and I have agreed upon a price and I have bought this wondeful 18th century Church sculpture of the Entombment of Christ. It should be on its way to me shortly. I will have it cleaned and polished and then put it on display somewhere around here if I can find an empty space on the wall.
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