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The image shows a seated nude male figure. He is sitting on the floor with his legs folded beneath him, hands clasped together, and head turned to the side. The man's facial features are in profile, with a defined cheekbone and chin. His hair is short and neatly trimmed. Next to him is a detailed drawing of an upper torso clothed in a loose-fitting, long-sleeved garment with folds and creases, but missing a head or face. The background is a plain, neutral tone.
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The image shows a seated nude male figure. He is sitting on the floor with his legs folded beneath him, hands clasped together, and head turned to the side. The man's facial features are in profile, with a defined cheekbone and chin. His hair is short and neatly trimmed. Next to him is a detailed drawing of an upper torso clothed in a loose-fitting, long-sleeved garment with folds and creases, but missing a head or face. The background is a plain, neutral tone.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Seated Man Nude and then Clothed

Gustav Heinrich Naeke

Date
1820s
Medium
graphite with white heightening on tan wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 21.8 x 28.2 cm (8 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2010.68.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata
Provenance

(sale, Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, 4 June 2010, no. 6397); (via C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, center verso in graphite: 1072 / 19 / Gustav Heinrich Naeke (Nacke) ? 1785 - 1835 ; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: K / -12-

NGA object ID 152455. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.