


Nude Couple with Drinks
1993
This ink drawing presents a nude couple holding drinks in an intimate moment captured on paper. Currin's treatment of the figures demonstrates his skill at rendering human anatomy with both precision and personality. The composition creates a sense of quiet domesticity despite the formal nude depiction. Created in 1993, this work exemplifies the artist's exploration of contemporary relationships and social interaction. The ink medium allows for both detailed articulation and broader tonal passages.
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- ink on paper
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Signed and dated to verso 'Currin 93'. Provenance: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York | William Shearburn Gallery, Saint Louis | Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles | Private Collection
🔨 Auction Lot
Post War & Contemporary Art
May 14, 2026
Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000
Lot 267
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Eric Fischl
American · b. 1948

Fischl creates figurative works depicting nude figures in charged social and domestic settings, often exploring discomfort and voyeurism between couples or groups. His drawings share Currin's preoccupation with naked bodies rendered with psychological tension and a knowing, slightly uncomfortable intimacy.

Lisa Yuskavage
American · b. 1962

Yuskavage depicts nude or seminude figures in provocative, socially loaded scenarios with a blend of art historical references and contemporary irony that closely parallels Currin's approach in this work. Her draftsmanship similarly combines classical figure drawing technique with a deliberately unsettling or knowingly erotic sensibility.

Cecily Brown
British · b. 1969

Brown frequently depicts nude figures in hedonistic, drink and pleasure infused social scenes, drawing on Old Master figure drawing while injecting contemporary transgression. Her works share with this Currin piece the theme of nude figures paired with leisure and consumption rendered with confident, gestural draftsmanship.
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