Józef Teofil Smoliński (1865 - 1927) Series of Academic Nude Drawings at Auction

A Gallery in Germany has listed a very nice series of Academic Nude Drawings on paper by the Polish artist Józef Teofil Smoliński (1865 - 1927). I must warn you that in order to afford one of these drawings you must do one or more of several things: (1) Rob a bank, (2) Take out a second mortgage on your home, (3) sell your youngest child at the local slave market, (4) Start a giant Ponzi scheme in China, name it Evergrand 2 and then figure out how to get your ill gotten gains out of China without the CCP discovering what you have been up to, or (5) Clear out your life savings. I have no idea why this Polish artist commands such high prices, then again I just went through sitting fifty miles from the center of a Cat 3 Hurricaine and my head is still spinning. Anyway, they are very nice example of the product of the 19th century academy artistic training. ______________________ Here is a translation of the artist's biography: ______________________ Józef Teofil Smoliński (born 1865 in Hrubieszów; died 1927 in Warsaw) was a Polish painter, art researcher, restorer and collector. He was educated in Warsaw at the drawing school with Wojciech Gerson and in St. Petersburg, probably at the archaeological faculty of the university there. In the 1880s he moved to Lublin, where he also worked with the Lublin Theater, among others. Active as an artist in Warsaw before the 1st World War. Smoliński is known for his portraits and religious compositions (Puławy Church, 1898; Lublin Cathedral, 1899), which have been shown at numerous national exhibitions. ______________________ And here are the works in question: ______________________

Current eBay Auction Listings for 19th Century Academic Nudes

__________ Daniel, a friend of this blog, has listed a variety of 19th century Academic Nude works at auction on eBay from his personal collection.The works include: Oil studies by the Danish Artists Constantin Hansen (1804-1880), Christofer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783-1853), charcoal drawings by French Artist Auguste Bouche (1831-1889), and a very nice drawing of a female nude by Pierre Emile Auguste Veyssier (1794-1880), plus several more notable works on paper. Daniel lists under the seller name kdr-lipshizt on eBay. Daniel is very knowledgeable about the works and the artists and I am sure he will be happy to entertain any questions you may have. Please visit his listings and take a look at the works he has on offer, which includes biographical information on the artists. ___Addendum: August 2024. The small oils study of the sitting nude boy is now in my collection after Daniel made me an offer I could not turn down. Thanks to you Daniel! Here are his listings on the eBay site: ________________________________________

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