Sketch for "Night" – Nude Male Figure in Graphite

A graphite drawing on pale paper shows a nude male figure seen from behind, one arm raised and the other extended outward, with the torso turned and one leg bent. Light hatching shades the back and hip, and a small circular collector's stamp appears below the figure.

Artist

Francis Augustus Lathrop

Date

1893–94

Medium

Graphite on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3160 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum