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Alexander Cañedo — Untitled
Alexander Cañedo — Untitled
Alexander Cañedo — Untitled
Alexander Cañedo — Untitled
Alexander Cañedo — Untitled
Alexander Cañedo

Untitled

This horizontal composition presents a reclining nude figure rendered in soft pastel on warm brown paper, creating an intimate study of the human form in repose. The artist employs subtle modeling and careful attention to anatomical proportion, with the figure's elongated pose stretching across the composition's width. The technique emphasizes the sensuality of contour and volume through delicate tonal variations, while the warm earth tones of the paper ground integrate seamlessly with the pale flesh tones of the figure. This work exemplifies the classical figurative tradition reimagined through modernist abstraction and gestural mark making. The drawing reflects a continued engagement with the nude as a primary subject for exploring form, space, and the expressive potential of line.

Medium
pastel on paper
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 182. Signed to lower left ‘Alexander Cañedo’.

🔨 Auction Lot

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $800$1,200

Sold: $8,960

Lot 182

For Sale

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Alexander Cañedo, Untitled

This horizontal composition presents a reclining nude figure rendered in soft pastel on warm brown paper, creating an intimate study of the human form in repose. The artist employs subtle modeling and careful attention to anatomical proportion, with the figure's elongated pose stretching across the composition's width. The technique emphasizes the sensuality of contour and volume through delicate tonal variations, while the warm earth tones of the paper ground integrate seamlessly with the pale flesh tones of the figure. This work exemplifies the classical figurative tradition reimagined through modernist abstraction and gestural mark making. The drawing reflects a continued engagement with the nude as a primary subject for exploring form, space, and the expressive potential of line.

Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.7 x 63.5 cm
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Modernist Figure, Reclining Form, Warm Palette, Tonal Modeling, Classical Nude, Pastel on Paper, Academic Drawing, Brown Tone, Sensual Pose, Figurative Art, Gestural Line, Art on Paper, Nude Figure, Figure Drawing, Human Form, Intimate Scale, Western Tradition, Horizontal Composition, Contemporary Figuration, Anatomical Study

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