Study for 'Poseuses', 1886-87, Conté crayon on laid paper., 11 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Georges Seurat

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Study for 'Poseuses', 1886-87, Conté crayon on laid paper., 11 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris), This poetic drawing is evidence of Seurat’s mastery of Conté crayon, a medium that allowed him to achieve rich velvety textures and softly blurred contours, for which he became well known. The stiff, almost awkward pose of the model clearly identifies the drawing as a preparatory study for a figure in Seurat’s famous painting The Models, or Poseuses (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia

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