TITLED ABIGAIL, FIGURATIVE STUDY OF A SEATED NUDE FEMALE - SIGNED CRAIG TAYLOR, CIRCA 1980S-1990S

A SENSITIVE FIGURATIVE STUDY EXECUTED IN SOFT PASTEL OR CHALK MEDIUM, DEPICTING A SEATED FEMALE FIGURE VIEWED FROM BEHIND IN THREE-QUARTER PROFILE. THE ARTIST HAS EMPLOYED A RESTRAINED PALETTE OF WARM OCHRES, GREYS, AND FLESH TONES TO CREATE A CONTEMPLATIVE COMPOSITION WITH SUBTLE ATMOSPHERIC DEPTH.

ARTISTIC TECHNIQUE:
THE WORK DEMONSTRATES ACCOMPLISHED DRAUGHTSMANSHIP WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE MODELLING OF FORM THROUGH TONAL GRADATION. THE BACKGROUND IS RENDERED WITH LOOSE, GESTURAL MARKS THAT SUGGEST MOVEMENT AND LIGHT, CREATING A DYNAMIC COUNTERPOINT TO THE CAREFULLY OBSERVED FIGURE. THE ARTIST'S HANDLING OF THE MEDIUM SHOWS CONFIDENCE AND SENSITIVITY, WITH SOFT BLENDING TO THE FLESH TONES AND MORE DEFINED LINEAR WORK TO DEFINE THE CONTOURS OF THE FORM.

ATTRIBUTION AND SIGNATURE:
- ARTIST: ERTIG TAYLOR
- SIGNATURE: PENCIL SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CORNER
- ADDITIONAL NOTATION: 'ALL TIMES TOUCH' INSCRIBED ON LOWER MARGIN, POSSIBLY INDICATING THE WORK'S TITLE OR THEMATIC REFERENCE

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 56 CM
- WIDTH: 38 CM

CONDITION: THE WORK IS IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE PAPER SUPPORT SHOWS MINOR TONING TYPICAL OF WORKS FROM THIS PERIOD. THE PASTEL MEDIUM REMAINS STABLE WITH NO LIFTING OR FLAKING OBSERVED. THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE AND NOTATION REMAIN CLEARLY LEGIBLE. SURFACE DUST AND MINOR MARKS ARE PRESENT BUT DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE VISUAL PRESENTATION OF THE WORK.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE WORK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STORED IN STABLE CONDITIONS, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY.

THIS FIGURATIVE STUDY REPRESENTS A COMPETENT EXAMPLE OF LATE 20TH-CENTURY OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING PRACTICE, WITH PARTICULAR MERIT IN THE ARTIST'S SENSITIVE HANDLING OF THE HUMAN FORM AND ATMOSPHERIC SPACE.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293552+4

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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