Showing posts with label Allyn Cox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Allyn Cox. Show all posts
Friday, September 27, 2024

Allyn Cox, Part 1 - Drawings

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American muralist Allyn Cox left us dozens of male nude drawings, but only a few of the murals and paintings he produced showed unclothed me...
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Derriere I

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This rear view of a lanky model was a study for The Resurrection.  

Andrew Jackson

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Allyn Cox did a ceiling mural on the East Central Portico of the U.S. Capitol showing the inauguration of Andrew Jackson.  As was his usual ...
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Derriere II

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Oursecond derriere drawing is quite well formed.  

Holding a book

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I think the model in our last drawing is holding a book . . . or something.  
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Allyn Cox, Part 2 - Color Works

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As promised, part two of our Allyn Cox series features works in color.  An online resale site dated this pastel drawing as 1950s, and it rec...

Diana and Actaeon

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This is a detail from the Allyn Cox mural Diana and Actaeon,  a three panel work at the Dumbarton Oaks Estate in Washington, D.C.  
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1960

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This reclining male nude was dated at 1960.  

Sylvan Deity

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I wish I had a date for this Allyn Cox oil on canvas painting called Sylvan Deity. For some reason it makes me think of Maxfield Parrish.  
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Contemplation 1934

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I'm ending the Allyn Cox two-parter with my favorite of the day, Contemplation from 1934. The color, the pose, and the model are all sim...
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Monday, June 5, 2023

Allyn Cox Day

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Time for another batch of male nude art by muralist Allyn Cox. Click on his label at right for more information.  

Long legs

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The legs are striking in this Cox drawing that looks like it could  have been a study for one of his Masonic Lodge murals.  
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Color and some fur

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Allyn Cox managed to give us the model's body hair in this color drawing.  
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Nice derriere

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Allyn Cox put a lot of detail shading into this drawing of a man from behind.  
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Duo

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I can't figure out what these entwined men are doing.  Any guesses?  
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Classical

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Although the model is holding a box, the stance is right out of the Classics.  
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Shading again

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This is another Cox drawing where the shading really works.  

Grant's Tomb Mural Study

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This drawing was a study used for mural Allyn Cox painted at Grant's Tomb. I've looked at his work there and can't find this guy...
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1945

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This unfinished piece was labeled only with the year, 1945.  

What's he doing

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Most of my Allyn Cox drawing do not reference the works they were ultimately used for. This is one of those where I'd really like to kno...
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