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Title: Two Female Nudes French Modernist Ink Wash Drawing by Guy Nicod
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Ink on artist paper, unframed
Size: 18.75 x 15.75 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: good, with light handling wear and age toning consistent with age
Description:
This modernist ink wash drawing by French artist Guy Nicod presents two nude female figures, rendered with expressive economy and an almost sculptural weight. One figure stands upright, her body leaning slightly as if in motion, while the other reclines with one arm resting on the ground, creating a balanced interplay of vertical and horizontal forms.
Nicod employs the fluidity of ink wash to remarkable effect, allowing tonal gradations and bleeding edges to suggest both flesh and atmosphere. The figures emerge out of a loosely defined background, where abstracted marks evoke natural textures, perhaps trees or foliage, enhancing the timeless and elemental quality of the scene. The use of black and grey ink lends the work a raw immediacy, highlighting contour and shadow with bold, assured strokes.
This work reflects Nicod’s ongoing exploration of the human form, a central theme in 20th-century European modernism. His approach resonates with the gestural traditions of post-war figure drawing, where direct observation blends with abstraction to capture not just physical likeness but the essence of presence. The restrained palette focuses the viewer’s attention on form, gesture, and compositional balance, while the loose execution conveys both intimacy and energy.
Ideal for collectors of modernist works on paper, this drawing embodies both artistic discipline and expressive spontaneity. It demonstrates Nicod’s ability to fuse classical subject matter—the female nude—with the freer visual language of mid-century modernism.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509316970902

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