Ecorché: Torso of a Male Cadaver
The posthumous sale of the contents of Delacroix’s studio contained 126 of his anatomical drawings. None of the known surviving examples are dated, and Delacroix never mentioned the practice in written accounts. However, a drawing by the sculptor Henri de Triqueti of a corpse in a pose similar to this one records Delacroix’s presence with him at a hospital in June 1828. This work may derive from that same visit. Triqueti’s testimony makes clear that this was not an activity restricted to Delacroix’s student years. By this time, Delacroix had exhibited paintings in three Salons and earned considerable renown.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ecorché: Torso of a Male Cadaver
- Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
- Date: 1828?
- Medium: Red, black, and white fabricated chalk, graphite
- Dimensions: sheet: 9 15/16 x 6 1/4 in. (25.2 x 15.9 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Gift from the Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix, in honor of William M. Griswold, 2013
- Object Number: 2013.1135.23
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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