Lot 372
Michael Delaney (American, 20th century). Two drawings (charcoal and artist's red crayon) ca. late 20th to early 21st century. Both hand-signed at lower right. An impressive pair of realistic drawings depicting male nudes as well as a human hand, with marvelous attention to anatomy and musculature. Both drawings are by Michael Delaney, a New York artist best known for his depictions of the human figure inspired by Renaissance and Classical masters. Size: 29.75" L x 22.125" W (75.6 cm x 56.2 cm)
The tradition of the male nude took hold in ancient Greece, when athletes competed sans clothing and the Greeks elevated them as ideal representatives of humankind, associated with virtue and victory. Sculptors depicted the Olympian Gods as athletic nudes and created statues of nude athletes as sanctuary offerings. Renaissance artists greatly admired this tradition, and artists such as Michelangelo certainly did the theme justice.
Michael Delaney studied with Wolf Kahn at the American Academy of Art and Max Ginsberg at the Art Students League. Exhibitions include: 2016 ART IN FLUX HARLEM curated by Leanne Stella " Beauty "; 2013 AGORA GALLERY "In Reverie of Form"; 2012 AU NATURAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION The Nude in the 21st Century curated by Bonnie Lang Malcomson (The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum); 2011 Terry Berry Gallery of the St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids, MI. Art Prize Competition; 2008 ALLEN GALLERY ("Better to give than to receive" Group Show); 2008 FRANKLIN RIEHLMAN FINE ART; 2008 ALLEN GALLERY (Works on Paper, Group Show); 2008 ALLEN GALLERY New York, NY ("A Second Skin"); 2007 ALLEN GALLERY New York, NY ("A Second Skin" Works by Michael Delaney and Jen Mazza); 2006 FORTUNA FINE ARTS New York, NY; 2002 2/20 GALLERY(Paintings & Drawings); 2001 2/20 GALLERY (Figurative Works); 2001 DENNIS DI LORENZO FINE ART; 2/20 GALLERY (Figurative Works).
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
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- Condition: Both drawings are hand-signed by the artist at the lower right. Minor creases, abrasions, and stray marks are visible upon close inspection, but these do not impact the images. The black charcoal signature is slightly smudged, but this is very minor and the signature is still quite legible.
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