Tom Butler Figurative Nude Oil on Canvas Painting | British Life Study

An oil on canvas by British artist Tom Butler depicting a seated figurative nude, signed and dated 1998 lower left. Executed with confident palette knife and brushwork, the composition captures the expressive immediacy of a life study through a rich palette of warm ochres, soft pinks and cool blue-grey tones. Presented unframed on stretched canvas.

The reverse retains the artist's original handwritten label identifying the work as an Advanced Life Drawing study completed during a Wednesday class led by the respected British painter and tutor Jane Joseph. Joseph studied at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts before establishing a distinguished career as both an exhibiting artist and influential teacher in London, adding an appealing layer of provenance to the work.

• Artist: Tom Butler
• Style: Modernist figurative
• Circa: Late 20th-century
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Surface: Stretched canvas
• Framed: Unframed
• Dimensions: W: 66 x H: 51 cm

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