Lying figure, 1979

Title

Lying figure

Draughtsman

• Michael Croissant

Period Produced

• 20th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• watercolours
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• autonomous drawing?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten rechts (mit Bleistift): M. Croissant 79

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024

Acquisition

Acquired in 1980 from the artist

Genre

• personal depiction
• abstraction

Primary

• 31A(+56) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ lying)
• 48C2 sculpture
• 0 Abstract, Non-representational Art