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Drawing Figures

Sofía Galarza Liu, curator
Carla Tilghman, curator

North Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This exhibition examines the centuries long tradition of figure drawing. The exhibition includes works by artists in Europe and the United States, dating from the 16th century to the present. The drawings are divided into several categories that deal with technical issues of drawing as well as issues involved with the act of modeling. Emphasis is placed on the various techniques, processes, and materials used to execute the drawings.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Cupid Holding a Pitcher and Cup, Andrea Appiani — Andrea Appiani

Cupid Holding a Pitcher and Cup, circa 1808

untitled, Thomas Hart Benton — Thomas Hart Benton

untitled, circa 1910

study for The Club, Isabel Bishop — Isabel Bishop

study for The Club, 1931

A Peasant Girl Eating from a Bowl, François Bonvin — François Bonvin

A Peasant Girl Eating from a Bowl, circa 1847

Male Nude with Jug, John Severinus Conway — John Severinus Conway

Male Nude with Jug, circa 1880

first study for figure of Wisdom, Kenyon Cox — Kenyon Cox

first study for figure of Wisdom, circa 1908

drapery study for figure of Wisdom, Kenyon Cox — Kenyon Cox

drapery study for figure of Wisdom, circa 1908

nude study of Rectitude, Kenyon Cox — Kenyon Cox

nude study of Rectitude, circa 1908

Four Heads, Antonio Castillo y Saavedra — Antonio Castillo y Saavedra

Four Heads, mid 1600s

Portrait of Mlle. Eugenie H. Galloo, George de Mare — George de Mare

Portrait of Mlle. Eugenie H. Galloo, 1904

Carlo Dolci

Head of Christ in Profile, 1640s

The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger, John Dowd — John Dowd

The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger, 1960s

Woman with a Fan, Frank Duveneck — Frank Duveneck

Woman with a Fan, 1880s

Male Nude, Kahlil Gibran — Kahlil Gibran

Male Nude, late 1800s–early 1900s

Sketch of a Nude Figure, Kahlil Gibran — Kahlil Gibran

Sketch of a Nude Figure, 1913

Three Heads, Horatio Greenough — Horatio Greenough

Three Heads, 1834

Dancer with Veils, Robert Henri — Robert Henri

Dancer with Veils, late 1800s–early 1900s

untitled, Richard M. Hollander — Richard M. Hollander

untitled, 1938

Study of a Male Torso, Daniel Huntington — Daniel Huntington

Study of a Male Torso, late 1800s

Man with Pitchfork, Rockwell Kent — Rockwell Kent

Man with Pitchfork, 1939

Portrait Study of Helen Foresman Spencer, John Koch — John Koch

Portrait Study of Helen Foresman Spencer, 1900s

Female head, Gaston Lachaise — Gaston Lachaise

Female head, circa 1917–1919

Conversation Group, Karl Mattern — Karl Mattern

Conversation Group, 1931

Studio Scene with Artists and Corpse, Tommaso Minardi — Tommaso Minardi

Studio Scene with Artists and Corpse, early-mid 1800s

Study of Sleeping Man with Dog, Pier Francesco Mola — Pier Francesco Mola

Study of Sleeping Man with Dog, circa 1650

Dead Christ, Lelio Orsi — Lelio Orsi

Dead Christ, late 1550s–1560s

Male Nude, Thomas Matthews Rooke — Thomas Matthews Rooke

Male Nude, mid 1800s–early 1900s

Portrait of Lucien Swift Kirtland, William Rothenstein — William Rothenstein

Portrait of Lucien Swift Kirtland, 1911

Ducreux Distressed, Thomas Rowlandson — Thomas Rowlandson

Ducreux Distressed, 1700s

study of the Madonna and Child with St. Agatha and St. Roch and a further study of St. Roch (verso) study of St. James, Ventura Salimbeni — Ventura Salimbeni

study of the Madonna and Child with St. Agatha and St. Roch and a further study of St. Roch (verso) study of St. James, late 1500s–early 1600s

Portrait of an Old Woman, Pierre Alexandre Wille — Pierre Alexandre Wille

Portrait of an Old Woman, 1772

Male Nude, Kahlil Gibran — Kahlil Gibran

Male Nude, early 1900s

Female Nude, Seen from Behind, Kahlil Gibran — Kahlil Gibran

Female Nude, Seen from Behind, late 1800s–early 1900s

Crouching Female Nude, Kahlil Gibran — Kahlil Gibran

Crouching Female Nude, 1913

Events

September 5, 2002

Screening

Figure Drawing

7:00–8:00PM

309 Auditorium

September 8, 2002

Performance

Figure Drawing Demonstration

2:00–4:00PM

Gallery 317 Central Court

September 19, 2002

Talk

Drawing Figures

12:15–1:15PM

Gallery 404

September 19, 2002

Workshop

Drawing Class: Drawing from Drawings

7:00–8:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 404