Auguste Wugs (?): Standing Nude Boy - Circa 1900

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This nice drawing of a nude boy by Auguste Wugs (?) sold yesterday on one of the European eBay sites. Needless to say the bidding hit the roof. Unfortunately, I could find no biographic information on the artist but the description indicated it had been in the possession of Studio Lavielle at one time. It is executed on thin paper and shows the precision of a 19th century Academy trained hand and eye.
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Eduard Veith ( 1856 - 1925): Pencil Study of a Nude Boy - Circa 1880

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This Eduard Veith pencil drawing popped up on eBay Austria this morning and I bought it for my collection. It was most probably a preliminary study for a mural. Eduard Veith (1856 - 1925) was a renowned Austrian artist who was active during the later part of the 19th and early 20th century. After having completed his studies as pupil of Laufberger at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, Veith continued studying in Paris. His specialties were large plafond (ceiling painting) and wall paintings, as well as frescoes with mythological and historical subject matters. His masterworks can be found in various famous buildings in Vienna and Prague. Veith was also a reputable and popular painter of female portraits.
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Addendum: The dealer in Vienna pissed me off royally by sticking me with his PayPal fees as an additional charge then had the gall to send additional photographs of drawings by Veith in his inventory for a fixed price and again wanted me to pay his cost of doing business fees. I told him to stick it where the sun doesn't shine and that I would not be buying from him again unless it was really an exceptional work. Here are the additional drawings in his inventory:

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Georg Hermann Gelbke (1882-1947): Nude Boy - 1909

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Georg Hermann Gelbke (1882-1947)

 

Kunstauktionen Dr. Lehr, Berlin has recently listed this beautiful study of a nude boy by Georg Gelbke (1882-1947) in their latest auction catalog. Gelbke began his studies in 1901 at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. He was based mostly in Dresden during his lifetime but did extensive travel to the Baltic coast, sketching and painting.

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Here are just a few examples of his other works:

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Unknown Artist - German School: Female Nude in Landscape - Circa 1915

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E.P. Deutsch Auctioneers, Vienna has listed this beautiful early 20th century nude study of a female in landscape in their current catalog. The artist has rendered that dappled shade quite admirably.

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Victor Petit (1817-1871): Nude Male Portrait - 1866

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A seller on eBay France has recently listed an "attic find" oils on canvas of a sitting male nude portrait by the French artist Victor Petit (1817-1871). Petit was trained by his father and later studied under Simon Fort, a noted landscape and battle scene painter, in Paris and exhibited his works at the Paris Salon from 1837 to 1863. Petit was best known for his lithographs of mountain views and architectural drawings. The painting is signed and dated 1866.

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Unknown Artist - French School: Standing Nude Ephebe (Early to Mid-19th Century)

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Here's another one I lost out on. The bidding got a little too rich for my depleted reserves at the end of the auction. It ended at 590,00 Euros ($800.00). I figured it would top out at or below the 500,00 Euro mark but was surprised when it went well above that mark. It is unsigned and dates from the early to mid-19th century.
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Eduard Veith ( 1856 - 1925): Crucifixion Study - Male Nude - Circa 1880

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This morning I found another nude study by Eduard Veith (1856-1925) and since it was affordable I bought it for my collection. It is obviously a crucifixion study although it was described as "MÄNNERAKT MIT ERHOBENEN ARMEN" (Male nude with raised arms). It dates circa 1880.
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