Gaston Coppens

The Awakening, Six Studies of Nude - Original Signed Charcoals Drawing

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Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Natural Beauty, Five Studies of Nude Original charcoal drawing Handsigned on the back of the sheet (see photo) On black paper 65 x 50 cm (c. 25,5 x 19,6 inch) Very good condition, a few small surface defects on the edge Gaston Coppens studied sculpture in the prestigious Ecoule Boulle (Paris). Working in Boulogne Billancourt, just near Paris, his drawings keep the influence of his first formation : modeling volumes, subliming with harmony light and shadow. He was also influenced by the first cubist painters...

Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Two Studies of a Nude Profile Original charcoal drawing Signed in the bottom left Stamp of the artist on the back On draw...

Subject: Figures Medium: Other, Charcoal Surface: Paper Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 27 1/4" x 20 1/4" without frame 15.25" X22.75" EDUCATION New York Studio School of Painting , Drawing & Sculpture 1973 Empire State College, B.A., Painting and Curatorial Studies 1999 ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS Mirrors, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, N.Y. 1999 Figures, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, N.Y. 1997 Sexual Monochromes, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, N.Y. 1992 "Paintings", 17th Street Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1976 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS Family Line- drawings and paintings by Anne Harvey, Jason Harvey and Steven Harvey, New York Studio School, New York, NY 2002 Steven Harvey- Paintings and Bruce Gagnier - Sculpture, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, NY 2000 Woman, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, N.Y. 1999 Water and Light, Mary Gearhart Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1997 Contemporary Figures, M B Modern Gallery 1997 On Air, St. Peterís Church, N.Y. 1997 People , Places and Things: An Exploration of the Portrait, 1996-97 New York Studio School Cafe El Maroc, Jamaica Arts Center 1994 Paintings, Schlesinger Gallery 1993 WFMU Benefit Auction, Germans Van Eck Gallery 1992 Night, Trenkmann Gallery 1991 ACT UP Benefit Auction, Paula Cooper Gallery 1990 Figuring Eros, Director's Annual, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, N.Y. 1990 Erotic America, Galerie Antoine Candeau, Paris, France 1989 Of Another Nature, Loughelton Gallery, N.Y.C. 1988 New Territories in Art: Europe/America, curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, Francavilla Al Mare, Italy 1987 Spatial FX, Annina Nosei Gallery 1987 Paint/Film, Bess Cutler Gallery 1987 Melancholy, Anne Plumb Gallery 1987 Group Invitational, Schlesinger Gallery 1986 Thought Objects, Cash/Newhouse Gallery 1985 Saloon/Salon, Bill Rice Gallery 1985 Steven Harvey has worked as an art advisor, art dealer, curator, and writer for over 25 years. He is the director of Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects in NYC, a gallery focused on contemporary painting, which he founded in 2007. SHFAP moved to the lower east side in 2011. It exhibits contemporary artists including Susanna Coffey, Kurt Knobelsdorf, Sangram Majumdar, Stuart Shils, Gideon Bok, Eleanor Ray...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenanc...