The Drawing Class

Max Weber American, born former Russian Empire, now Poland

ca. 1905

Not on view

In September 1905 the 24-year-old Weber set sail from New York for Paris, and did not return home again for three years. Immediately upon arriving in Paris he enrolled at the Académie Julian where traditional methods of drawing from live models and plaster casts were taught. First-time students were allowed to draw only individual parts of the body, but rebelling against this discipline, Weber dared to draw the full figure. Instead of being admonished, he was rewarded with the stamp of his atelier, a coveted sign of approval. Just such a stamp appears in the lower right of this charcoal drawing of a bearded model standing on a platform in a studio art class.

Artwork Details

Title: The Drawing Class
Artist: Max Weber (American (born former Russian Empire, now Poland), Bialystok 1881–1961 Great Neck, New York)
Date: ca. 1905
Medium: Charcoal on paper, mounted on canvas
Dimensions: 24 3/8 × 18 7/8 in. (61.9 × 47.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Marian François-Poncet Gift, 1995
Object Number: 1995.57
Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Max Weber
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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