Academic Male Nude Leaning on Platform
Medium
Black crayon on buff wove paper
Dimensions
43.1 × 28.4 cm (17 × 11 3/16 in.)
Classification
crayon
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
83802
About the Artist
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek · 1803–1862
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, born on October 11, 1803, in Middelburg, Netherlands, emerged from a prolific family of artists as the son of marine painter Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek and Anna van Koolwijk. His brothers—Hermanus, Johannes, and Marinus Adrianus—also pursued painting, specializing in marine and river scenes or decorative works. Koekkoek received his earliest training from his father befor...