Female nude

This is one of many drawing exercises from the Paris period of Stasys Ušinskas (1905–1974). On looking at the picture, two things become quite clear. Firstly, Ušinskas’ ideal woman was rather far from the trendless sylphs of the Romantics. Secondly, Art Deco, which flourished in interwar Paris, was in line with the perception of modern expression and the latest endeavours in art by the young Lithuanian holder of an art bursary. Nijolė Tumėnienė, who studied Ušinskas’ work, included a sketch of the same drawing done in charcoal in her 1978 monograph (N. Tumėnienė, Stasys Ušinskas, Vilnius, 1978, p. 22, ill. 10).

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album MORE THAN JUST BEAUTY (2012). Compiler and author Giedrė Jankevičiūtė
Expositions: “More Than Just Beauty: The Image of Woman in the LAWIN collection”, 12 October – 11 November 2012, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius

This is one of many drawing exercises from the Paris period of Stasys Ušinskas (1905–1974). On looking at the picture, two things become quite clear. Firstly, Ušinskas’ ideal woman was rather far from the trendless sylphs of the Romantics. Secondly, Art Deco, which flourished in interwar Paris, was in line with the perception of modern expression and the latest endeavours in art by the young Lithuanian holder of an art bursary. Nijolė Tumėnienė, who studied Ušinskas’ work, included a sketch of the same drawing done in charcoal in her 1978 monograph (N. Tumėnienė, Stasys Ušinskas, Vilnius, 1978, p. 22, ill. 10).

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album MORE THAN JUST BEAUTY (2012). Compiler and author Giedrė Jankevičiūtė
Expositions: “More Than Just Beauty: The Image of Woman in the LAWIN collection”, 12 October – 11 November 2012, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius