Standing Male Nude (Louis Fischer)
Flanagan, like many American artists of the late nineteenth century, sought training in Paris, after he worked as a studio assistant for the acclaimed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Enrolled at the preeminent Ecole des Beaux-Arts in July 1891, Flanagan studied in the atelier of Alexandre Falguière. Single-figure studies of nude models, known as “académies,” were a staple of life classes in which attaining expertise in rendering the human form was foundational. Flanagan’s exacting charcoal drawings, which identify his models by name, were each completed over a few class days. Preliminary outlines, erasures, handling smudges, and tacking holes offer evidence of the demanding labor that went into this well-executed anatomical study.
Artwork Details
- Title: Standing Male Nude (Louis Fischer)
- Artist: John Flanagan (American, Newark, New Jersey 1865–1952 New York)
- Date: ca. 1891
- Culture: American
- Medium: Charcoal on paper
- Dimensions: 24 3/8 × 18 3/4 in. (61.9 × 47.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Joel Rosenkranz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.441.1
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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