Study of a Male Figure

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Drawing details

Title: Study of a Male Figure
Media: Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions: 35.0 x 22.5 cm
Location: Bewdley Museum, Worcestershire
Picture credit: Calderdale Museums and Arts
Reference number: 1974-285

Description

Full-length nude study of a standing male figure, facing the viewer. The head is turned to the left. The right arm reaches across the chest to hold a length of fabric draped over the left shoulder. The left hand holds the fabric against the left side of the chest. The feet are hip width apart and the figure's weight rests on the right foot. The left leg is slightly bent. 

Provenance

Presented to Bewdley Museum, Worcestershire, in the early 1930s