Jules Machard
Sampans, 1839 – Bellevue, 1900
Sketch of a nude woman
190 x 269 mm – 7 1/2 x 10 9/16 in.
Pencil on paper.
Stamped signature J. Machard (L. 5030) lower left.
Numerous workshop stains of wash throughout the sheet.
This drawing belongs to a set of 85 drawings from the studio of Jules Machard presented by Drawings-online. Read our focus on the artist.
This drawing is probably a study for his painting The Stolen Kiss painted in 1865 (sold at Chevau-Legers Enchères in Versailles, June 25, 2017, oil on canvas, 290 x 220 mm, no. 52, fig. 1).
