Artist: Ludwig Ernst Faber (American, 1855–1913)
Title: Seated Female Nude (Study)
Date: 1891
Medium: Charcoal on toned paper
Dimensions (Framed): 28.6” H x 24.75” W
Signature: Signed and dated “2-28-91” lower right, recto.
Condition: Good. Light surface marks commensurate with age and medium.
Framing: New archival presentation in a lightweight white washed wood frame with UV-filtering acrylic.
This work is a charcoal study of a seated female nude on toned paper by the American academic artist Ludwig Ernst Faber in 1891. The sitter is depicted with folded hands. The drawing is signed and dated “2-28-91” in the lower right.
The sheet is in good condition, exhibiting light handling marks and minor smudges inherent to the medium. It has been archivally presented in a new, white washed wood frame under UV-filtering acrylic glazing, with a conservation grade mat.
Artist Biography: Ludwig Ernst Faber (1855–1913)
Ludwig Ernst Faber was an American painter and draftsman active in the academic tradition. A Philadelphia native, he trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts before completing his artistic education in Europe. In Paris, he studied under Benjamin Constant, Jules Lefebvre, and Tony Robert-Fleury at the Académie Julian, followed by engraving studies in Stuttgart and Munich.
Upon his return to the United States, Faber became a central figure in Philadelphia’s artistic community. He served as president of the Philadelphia Sketch Club and the Philadelphia Society of Miniature Painters and taught drawing and artistic anatomy at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. His body of work, which includes portraiture, miniatures, genre scenes, and preparatory studies, was exhibited at major salons in Paris and key American institutions in Philadelphia and Chicago, situating him within the discourse of American academic art at the end of the century.
Artist: Ludwig Ernst Faber (American, 1855–1913)
Title: Seated Female Nude (Study)
Date: 1891
Medium: Charcoal on toned paper
Dimensions (Framed): 28.6” H x 24.75” W
Signature: Signed and dated “2-28-91” lower right, recto.
Condition: Good. Light surface marks commensurate with age and medium.
Framing: New archival presentation in a lightweight white washed wood frame with UV-filtering acrylic.
This work is a charcoal study of a seated female nude on toned paper by the American academic artist Ludwig Ernst Faber in 1891. The sitter is depicted with folded hands. The drawing is signed and dated “2-28-91” in the lower right.
The sheet is in good condition, exhibiting light handling marks and minor smudges inherent to the medium. It has been archivally presented in a new, white washed wood frame under UV-filtering acrylic glazing, with a conservation grade mat.
Artist Biography: Ludwig Ernst Faber (1855–1913)
Ludwig Ernst Faber was an American painter and draftsman active in the academic tradition. A Philadelphia native, he trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts before completing his artistic education in Europe. In Paris, he studied under Benjamin Constant, Jules Lefebvre, and Tony Robert-Fleury at the Académie Julian, followed by engraving studies in Stuttgart and Munich.
Upon his return to the United States, Faber became a central figure in Philadelphia’s artistic community. He served as president of the Philadelphia Sketch Club and the Philadelphia Society of Miniature Painters and taught drawing and artistic anatomy at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. His body of work, which includes portraiture, miniatures, genre scenes, and preparatory studies, was exhibited at major salons in Paris and key American institutions in Philadelphia and Chicago, situating him within the discourse of American academic art at the end of the century.
