Accession Number1982/2.43
TitleMale Nude
Artist(s)Alfred StevensArtist NationalityBelgian (modern)Object Creation Date1844Medium & Supportcharcoal and stump on beige wove paperDimensions 23 5/8 in. x 13 13/16 in. ( 60 cm x 35.1 cm )
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseLabel copyStevens executed this drawing as a twenty-one year old student at the studio of the Romantic painter Camille Roqueplan in Paris. Stevens' "académie" explores how the fall of light on the human body reveals its underlying structure. The model's stance and gesture mimic the classical orator's pose.
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