Standing Nude Female Figure
19th century
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
13 3/16 x 8 in. (33.5 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory of Carl L. Selden, 1983
Accession Number
1983.310
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henri Lehmann’s *Standing Nude Female Figure* exemplifies the enduring role of drawing in nineteenth-century artistic practice. Executed in graphite on paper, the work captures the human form with precise, economical lines that reveal both anatomical structure and subtle tonal modeling. At roughly thirteen by eight inches, the sheet’s modest scale suggests it may have served as a private study or preparatory sketch, allowing the artist to explore contour, proportion, and the play of light across the body. Graphite drawings like this one were central to academic training and studio production ...
About the Artist
Henri Lehmann
French, Kiel 1814–1882 Paris