ANNETTE DOING HER HAIR, FIGURATIVE PASTEL STUDY BY CRAIG TAYLOR - FEMALE NUDE WITH HAIR STUDY

A SENSITIVE FIGURATIVE PASTEL STUDY DEPICTING A KNEELING FEMALE NUDE FIGURE WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE RENDERING OF HAIR AND FORM. THE WORK DEMONSTRATES ACCOMPLISHED DRAUGHTSMANSHIP IN THE HANDLING OF FLESH TONES AND ANATOMICAL PROPORTION.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
- MEDIUM: PASTEL ON PAPER
- ARTIST: CRAIG TAYLOR (SIGNED LOWER RIGHT)
- SUBJECT: FIGURATIVE STUDY, KNEELING POSE WITH RAISED ARM, DETAILED HAIR RENDERING
- TECHNIQUE: BLENDED PASTEL WITH ATTENTION TO TONAL MODULATION AND SURFACE TEXTURE

CONDITION: THE PASTEL SURFACE IS STABLE WITH NO LIFTING OR FLAKING OBSERVED. THE PAPER SUPPORT SHOWS NATURAL AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION AT THE MARGINS. NO TEARS, CREASES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE WORK ITSELF. THE PIECE RETAINS GOOD COLOUR SATURATION THROUGHOUT.

PRESENTATION: THE WORK IS PRESENTED AS A LOOSE SHEET WITH ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTATION VISIBLE ON VERSO. THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE IS CLEARLY LEGIBLE IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.

THIS IS A COMPETENT ACADEMIC STUDY DEMONSTRATING SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF FIGURE DRAWING, ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE, AND THE TECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF PASTEL AS A MEDIUM. THE WORK WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR FURTHER STUDY BY COLLECTORS OF FIGURATIVE DRAWING.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293552+5

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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