Charles DESPIAU (1874-1946) Standing nude Sanguine on paper signed C. Despiau lower left Presented with a brown passe-partout 36.7 x 25.8 cm (view) (Three small wet spots, two in the lower left corner) Condition report available on request: [email protected] NOTICE Charles Despiau (1874-1946), a 20th-century French sculptor, left a lasting legacy through his sanguine drawings, masterfully capturing the anatomical truth and inner essence of his subjects. His vibrant studies of the female body, a favorite subject deciphered in all postures, make him an eminent representative of the so-called "return to order" between the wars.

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