Charcoal Drawing of Male Nude – French Academic Study, Atelier Roustan, 1900 France Date: circa 1920

Date: circa 1920

A pewter medallion on the front bears a crowned rose and the phrase Étain Sonnant (“sounding tin”)

This horizontally composed work by Max Wildman features three working vessels moving steadily across open water

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Charcoal Drawing of Male Nude – French Academic Study, Atelier Roustan, 1900 France Date: circa 1920Description: A refined academic study of the male nude rendered in charcoal, signed and dated from the Atelier Roustan in Toulon, France. The figures soft contrapposto stance and downward gaze are captured with precise anatomical proportion and subtle tonal gradation hallmarks of early 20th century French academic training. The faint presence of a seated figure in the background adds depth and context to the studio environment. A rare and evocative