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Minty RamseyStanding Nude Male Figure Front View Expressive Contemporary Life Drawing2025
2025
$477.86
£350
€411.72
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Title: Standing Nude Male Figure Front View Expressive Contemporary Life Drawing in Pencil
By Minty Ramsey
Signed verso
Size: 11.75 x 16.5 inches (height x width)
Medium: Pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Condition: Good overall condition with light handling marks and faint edge wear consistent with studio sketches.
Description:
This expressive pencil study by British contemporary artist Minty Ramsey portrays a nude male figure standing in a quiet, frontal pose with the arms gently crossed. The straightforward stance combined with the subtle angular tilt of the torso gives the composition a sense of calm presence, characteristic of traditional life-drawing sessions. Ramsey’s mark-making is instinctive and gestural, capturing the immediacy of observation and the natural weight of the human form.
Rendered in pencil on textured artist paper, the drawing combines rapid, energetic strokes with areas of soft shading that define the chest, abdomen, and shoulders. The elongated verticality of the figure emphasises anatomical proportion and balance, while the crossed hands introduce a more introspective, almost protective gesture. The face is lightly suggested rather than detailed, a common technique in gesture studies that keeps focus on form, movement, and structure rather than portrait likeness.
Standing nude studies, particularly front-view compositions, have long been central to figurative art training. They allow artists to explore symmetry, posture, and anatomical relationships with clarity. Ramsey’s contemporary interpretation draws from this lineage while maintaining the spontaneity and raw energy associated with quick observational studies.
Ideal for collectors of male nude drawings, life-drawing studies, gesture sketches, and contemporary figurative art, this piece offers an honest and intimate look at the artist’s process. Unframed and ready for bespoke presentation, it makes a thoughtful addition to any figurative art collection with an interest in expressive, process-driven work.
- Creator:Minty Ramsey (British)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Width: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317257502
Minty Ramsey
Up and coming British contemporary artist Minty Ramsey lives in Cornwall. She draws her influence from the natural light and movement that Cornwall has inspired in so many leading painters.
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