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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
In preparation for executing largescale paintings, artists often produced studies of individual components of their compositions in order to work through their ideas. Lehmann made this figural study for a mural in the old Hôtel de Ville in Paris, destroyed by fire during the Commune in 1871. Here, the artist explored how to render deep shadows on the nude male body.
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Antonio Canova|Anonymous, Italian, early 19th century — Nude
Henri Lehmann — Back View of a Male Nude
Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919) — Sketch
Alphonse Legros — Study of a Figure
Paul Baudry — Seated Male Nude (recto); Crouching Male Nude 
Alexandre Cabanel — Nude Male Figure with a Sword
Antonio Canova|Anonymous, Italian, early 19th century — Stan
Wilhelm Lehmbruck — Male Nude Model
Edgar Degas — Youth with Arms Upraised
Antonio Canova — Study of a Nude Man in Profile turned to th
Antonio Canova|Anonymous, Italian, early 19th century — Nude
Alphonse Legros — Study of a Figure
