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Roger Baker — Untitled
Roger Baker — Untitled
Roger Baker — Untitled
Roger Baker

Untitled

1956

This graphite study sheet presents multiple figure studies rendered in Baker's characteristic observational style. The composition features a frontal view schematic at upper left, followed by three progressively more detailed renderings of a laboring figure in bent postures, suggesting sequential study of movement and physical strain. The sketches progress from lightly indicated forms to more densely rendered musculature and drapery, demonstrating the artist's engagement with the figure as both structural problem and humanistic subject. The warm cream paper and delicate graphite line work evoke the European drawing tradition while the working study format reflects mid twentieth century art practice.

Medium
graphite on paper
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 205. Signed and dated twice to lower edge ‘Roger Baker 1956’.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $800$1,200

Sold: $266

Lot 205

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Roger Baker, Untitled, 1956

This graphite study sheet presents multiple figure studies rendered in Baker's characteristic observational style. The composition features a frontal view schematic at upper left, followed by three progressively more detailed renderings of a laboring figure in bent postures, suggesting sequential study of movement and physical strain. The sketches progress from lightly indicated forms to more densely rendered musculature and drapery, demonstrating the artist's engagement with the figure as both structural problem and humanistic subject. The warm cream paper and delicate graphite line work evoke the European drawing tradition while the working study format reflects mid twentieth century art practice.

Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.9 x 29.5 cm
Year
1956
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Physical Labor, Fine Art Drawing, Classical Training, Form Study, Sequential Sketches, Human Movement, Observational Drawing, Cream Paper, Gesture Drawing, Figurative Art, European Tradition, Postwar Art, Realism, Paper Drawing, Figure Studies, Graphite Drawing, Working Study, Anatomical Study, Male Figure