Study of a Seated Nude Female Model Drawing
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
1883–1898
- Medium
- black chalk
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 23.7 x 30.5 cm (9 5/16 x 12 in.)
- Genre
- Drawings
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
France, 19th century
About
In this surprising drawing, a nude figure abandons her role as model in favor of drawing. The passive nude has become active; she turns away from the viewer, absorbed in her own artistic pursuit.
