Josef JUNGWIRTH (1869-1950) Männer - Akt um 1900.. Male Nudes, circa 1900

Self-portrait of the Artist 1925

Not surprisingly another batch of early academic Nude drawings by Josef Jungwirth (1869-1950) popped up on eBay Austria but from a different source than the previous drawing I purchased. This time it was a series of three drawings. I had high hopes of taking all three but during the last hour of the bidding the bidding suddenly went through the roof. I had to really concentrate my resources on one drawing and took the drawing below with highest bid. I also did a search on Jungwirth’s other works and apparently he was also a master of watercolors and of course oils. Enjoy.

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Here are the other two drawings I missed:

The drawing below is from yet another source:

Here are further examples of his expertise in watercolors and oils:

Holger Christensen (1890 - 1965) "After the Bath" - Standing Male Nude & Nude Boy - Clay Sculpture - Signed but Undated

 

I must admit when it comes to my two sons I am a complete softy. Saying that I am proud of them would be an understatement. The oldest is working on a post-graduate degree and the youngest just earned the rank of Major in the US army. Lord help me, but I must have done something right in raising them. When I saw this clay sculpture of a father & son titled "After the Bath" it touched something in my heart. The artist, Holger Christensen (1890-1965), was, from what little I could find on his biography, a sculptor and designer for the Royal Copenhagen Factory from 1910 to 1960, producing many famous Royal Copenhagen figures. Unfortunately, even my Benezit Dictionary of Artists did not list him, so there is scant biographic information that I could find about this talented artist. Enjoy.

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Here is a small sampling of his works for The Royal Copenhagen Factory: