4 ACADEMIC LIFE STUDIES SIGNED V. GEOFFROY, CIRCA 1895

4 academic studies of male nudes, in graphite, from life. These nude drawings - known as "académies" - were part of academic art education as practiced in the 19th century. They are based on professional models posing in the studio, on a platform. This type of exercise enabled students to study anatomy. For a future artist, drawing from a live model was the basis of artistic training, along with drawing from bumps and antique statues.

1 - Academy of a Standing Man Seen in Three-Quarters, signed and dated upper right: "V. GEOFFROY 1896". Numbered 28/3.

2 - Academy of a man holding a stick behind his back, signed and dated upper right: "V. Geoffroy (partially faded) 2 /2 96".

3 - Academy of a man leaning against a stick, neither signed nor dated.

4 - Academy of a man holding a stick, signed and dated upper right: "V. GEOFFROY 1895 November 9".

These drawings were made by V. Geoffroy between 1895 and 1896. Three of them are signed and dated. One drawing is numbered. This lot is part of a group of 15 drawings produced between 1895 and 1899. They include academies of men from life (d'après modèle vivant), from antique and Italian Renaissance casts. Most of these drawings are male nude studies. All the drawings (except the Academy of a Man Leaning Against a Stick) are scrupulously signed and dated. Dimensions vary slightly from drawing to drawing. Size unframed: W:48cm, H:62.5cm. Size with frame: W:52.5cm, D:1cm, H:67.7cm.

Late 19th century

Circa: 1895

Dim: W:52,5cm, D:1cm, H:67,7cm.

Condition report: in good overall condition, paper with slight light wear. New frames.