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Nude Study of an Old Man

Nude Study of an Old Man

before 1852
(French, 1814–1882)
Sheet: 31.1 x 21 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

In preparation for executing largescale paintings, artists often produced studies of individual components of their compositions in order to work through their ideas. Lehmann made this figural study for a mural in the old Hôtel de Ville in Paris, destroyed by fire during the Commune in 1871. Here, the artist explored how to render deep shadows on the nude male body.
  • Lehmann, Henri, and Marie-Madeleine Aubrun. Henri Lehmann, 1814-1882: portraits et décors parisiens : 7 juin-4 septembre 1983, Musée Carnavalet. [Paris]: Le Musée, 1983. p. 219, entry # D.920
  • New York City: Shepherd Gallery (Nov. 1977- Feb. 1978): "French Nineteenth Century Drawings - Pastels - Watercolors," cat. # 81, ill.
  • {{cite web|title=Nude Study of an Old Man|url=false|author=Henri Lehmann|year=before 1852|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.44