Male Figure (Männliche Figur)
Georg Kolbe
German, 1877–1947
(c. 1927-37)
A crayon on paper study of a male nude in which Georg Kolbe, a sculptor, uses spare, tactile marks to translate sculptural mass and rhythm into a single, energetic drawing.
You’re struck by the bold, smudged strokes that model the torso’s volume and the looping, economical contours that imply a twisting, weight-shifted pose while the head is left deliberately indistinct.
The sheet exemplifies how early 20th‑century artists bridged classical figuration and modernist reduction, using drawing as a means to explore gesture, volume, and the sculptor’s sense of the living body.
Medium
Crayon on paper
Dimensions
15 3/8 x 11 1/2" (39.1 x 29.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of A. Conger Goodyear
Accession
12.1954
Palette
Exhibitions
