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Robert Beauchamp — Untitled (Nudes)
Robert Beauchamp

Untitled (Nudes)

1963

This graphite drawing depicts a group of nude female figures arranged in a loose, gestural composition. The artist employs bold line work and selective shading to create volume and form, with particular emphasis on the figures in the foreground rendered in darker tones. The work exemplifies mid-twentieth-century figurative drawing practices, particularly associated with the Provincetown artistic community, where life drawing and expressive approaches to the human form were central to artistic practice. The sketchy, unfinished quality suggests the piece may be a study or preparatory work, capturing the immediacy of observed form rather than refined detail.

Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $600$800

Lot 21

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Robert Beauchamp, Untitled (Nudes), 1963

This graphite drawing depicts a group of nude female figures arranged in a loose, gestural composition. The artist employs bold line work and selective shading to create volume and form, with particular emphasis on the figures in the foreground rendered in darker tones. The work exemplifies mid-twentieth-century figurative drawing practices, particularly associated with the Provincetown artistic community, where life drawing and expressive approaches to the human form were central to artistic practice. The sketchy, unfinished quality suggests the piece may be a study or preparatory work, capturing the immediacy of observed form rather than refined detail.

Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.9 x 35.6 cm
Year
1963
Seen at
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Modernist Figure, Figure Study, Graphite On Paper, Academic Drawing, Regional American Art, Tonal Shading, Sketch, Figurative Drawing, Cape Cod Art, Post-War Drawing, Mid-Century Modern, Gestural Line Work, Monochromatic, Provincetown School, Human Form, Female Nudes, Seated Figures, Preparatory Study, Life Drawing, Expressionist Drawing

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