Max Weber Charcoal Drawing on Paper "Paris, Reclining Nude"

Item Details

A charcoal drawing on paper titled Paris, Reclining Nude by Cubist artist Max Weber (American, 1881-1961). Created in 1908, a year before Weber’s return to the United States, the model is rendered in a simplistic and geometric manner. The work is signed, titled, and dated in graphite by the artist to the lower right corner. Presented under a single layer of white matting, under acrylic, in a silver-tone and black wood frame. To the verso is a print-out from a 1970 Weber exhibition at the Court Galleries and a certificate of authentication from Court Galleries in Cincinnati, Ohio. A label to the verso provides partial provenance information, stating that this was the property of Weber’s estate and Mrs. Max Weber.

Weber is most well known for his role in introducing Cubism to American artists. Born in a Polish town that was then a part of the Russian Empire, Weber and his family emigrated to the United States during his childhood. He received his formal art education at the Pratt Institute and the Académie Julian. It was in Paris that he was exposed to modernist artists like Henri Rousseau, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. During his lifetime, his works were exhibited at Alfred Steiglitz’s 291 Gallery, the Newark Museum’s first modernist exhibition, and the Museum of Modern Art. Today, his works can be found in numerous museums throughout the United States, such as the Brooklyn Museum, the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, and more.

Condition

- tears to paper backing.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight size 12" W x 7.5" H.

Item #

17DCC044-094