Pierre Saint-Ange Poterlet

Seated Female Nude (two studies)

Study of a Seated Woman and Two Smaller Studies of the Same Unsigned Annotated: "Roma" (Rome) c. 1937=1842 Black chalk heightened with white chalk on buff wove paper Sheet size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches Frame size: 17 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches Condition: Good. Slight staining and discoloration verso. Surface soiling and staining. A few scattered foxmarks. The bottom left corner reattached and backed. Splits at the top corner - backed. A small split at top right corner. A small loss and a hole at top left edge. Framed with conservation glass. Provenance: Michael Miller Spencer A. Samuels & Co., NY Sotheby's (label) The prominent New York gallery Spencer A. Samuels & Co. acquired this piece from the art dealer Michael Miller. Sotheby, New York (label) Heinrich Schwemminger (7 January 1803, Vienna - 13 March 1884, Vienna) was an Austrian history painter. Life and work His father, Anton Schwemminger (1764-1808), was a porcelain painter. His younger brother, Josef, also became a painter. His sister, Theresia, married the painter Karl Schubert; a brother of the composer Franz Schubert. From 1818 to 1830, with a few interruptions, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. After 1823, he specialized in history painting. He found his inspiration in the Classical sculptors and the works of Raphael. While at the Academy, in 1820, he was awarded the Gundel-Prize for excellence and, after graduating, he received the Reichel-Prize [de] (1833). During those years, he spent much of his time in Munich, where he joined the group of artists who were associated with Moritz von...

Nude Seated in Chair Graphite on paper, 1976 Signed and dated lower right (see photo) Exhibited: Dart Gallery, Chicago, 1976 (see photo of label) Condition: Excellent Sheet size: 14 ...

Nude woman study sitting on the end of a bed. She is looking out at the viewer. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Ma...

Bernard Meninsky 1891-1950, was a British painter, draughtsman and teacher. He painted figures, landscapes in oil and watercolour, he attended the Royal College of Art and the Acade...