Artwork details · 2026-04-03

Study (Young Male Nude Seated Beside the Sea)

by Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin · 1837

Study (Young Male Nude Seated Beside the Sea) by Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin

Artist

Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin was a French Neoclassical painter. His most celebrated work, Jeune Homme Nu Assis au Bord de la Mer (1836) is held in the Louvre.

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Artwork

Study (Young Male Nude Seated Beside the Sea) (French: Jeune Homme nu assis au bord de la mer, figure d'étude) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Hippolyte Flandrin executed between 1835 and 1836. It is held in the Louvre, in Paris, and is the best-known work by the artist.

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Artist
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin
Year
1837
Movement
Neoclassicism
Country
France
Location
Department of Paintings of the Louvre