A Life Drawing
A selection of nudes on paper that embody Bill Leak's lifetime commitment to capturing the essence of the human form.
Reclining Nude 5/12/1995
Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
$4400
Reclining Nude 17/10/1995
Charcoal on paper
104.5cm x 84.5cm (framed)
$4400
Less well known perhaps to the wider public than his political cartoons, illustrations and portraits, these life drawings are nevertheless remarkably bold, intimate and lyrical and represent yet another dimension of the body of work of this multi-faceted artist.
7th August through to 27th September 2020
Astrid in Blue Kimono
(front view) 1981
Charcoal and wash on paper
43cm x 59cm (framed)
$3300
Crouching Nude (Astrid)
Charcoal on paper
43cm x 59cm (framed)
$2200
Seated Female Nude 17/10/1995
Charcoal on paper
85cm x 105cm (framed)
$4400
Standing Nude
Charcoal on paper
85cm x 105cm (framed)
Not for sale
Astrid in Blue Kimono
(back view) 20/5/1981
Charcoal and wash on paper 43cm x 49cm (framed)
$3300
“This is the flotsam and jetsam of a life. We are spanning a few decades with these pictures and you see the change and the evolution in them, but ultimately there is a movement away from any kind of fashion. It’s just Bill, the model and his charcoal.”
- Manly Art Gallery & Museum curator Ross Heathcote
Seated Nude 2/8/1996
Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
Not for sale
Nude Reading (Astrid) 22/8/1995
Charcoal on paper
106cm x 85cm (framed)
Not for sale
Reclining Nude with Shoes 23/10/1995
Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
$4400
Sleeping Nude 11/9/1995
Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
$4400
Reclining Nude 17/3/1996
Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
$4400
Seated Nude
(back view) 17/8/1995
Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
$4400
Reclining Nude 29/9/1995
Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
$4400
Two Nude Figures
Female Seated, Male Reclining 5/9/1995 Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
$5500
Two Female Nudes 5/12/1995
Charcoal on paper
105cm x 85cm (framed)
$5500
Astrid in Blue Kimono 1981
Etching 35/50
43cm x 59cm (framed)
$1200
Standing Nude (Astrid) 1/11/81
Charcoal on paper
43cm x 59cm (framed)
$2200
Nude Bending Forward 14/6/1981
Conte on paper
43cm x 59cm (framed)
$2200
