Seated Nude
Artist
André Lhote
(French, 1885 - 1962)
CultureFrench
Date1931
MediumPastel
DimensionsOverall: 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (64.8 x 50.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 28 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (72.4 x 56.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 28 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (72.4 x 56.5 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2630
Not on view
Label TextAndré Lhote
French, 1885–1962
Seated Nude, 1931
Pastel on paper
An early adherent of Cubism, André Lhote embraced the new style in 1911 and devoted much of his later career to Cubist landscapes, still lifes, and figurative works like this Seated Nude. Also an influential critic, theorist, and teacher, he founded his own painting school, the Académie Montparnasse, in Paris in 1922. Lhote’s work and teaching shaped an entire generation of artists, including the American Blanche Lazzell, whose own Nude can be seen to the left.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2630
Exhibition History"Collection Conversations: Fractured Lens: Picasso, Braque, and Cubism’s Influence," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 14, 2014 - February 22, 2015.
