All examples of nudes and semi-nudes by Boleslaw Cybis that have been found to date have been from the 1920s. Almost all of the photographs below are from auction listings at DESA Unicum in Warsaw, from various sales held in 2020 and afterward.
Most of the titles below are descriptions only. Dimensions refer to the image size, unframed, and have been converted from the originally-cited metric.
CONTENT ADVISORY: This post contains images of original art depicting nude or semi-nude human figures, in naturalistic and/or abstract styles.
Drawings
The photo of this pencil sketch of two women was only a thumbnail, so I have upsized it as much as I could before losing detail. Titled Kapiace sie, 1920 (“Bathing, 1920”), it is about 10.5” x 10”.
Male nude next to easel, approximately 14” x 10”, watercolor and ink on paper. Dated May 1920 at lower left.
Drawing of nude man on stool, dated May 1920. Watercolor and ink on paper, approx. 13” x 9”
Drawing of nude man sitting on floor, dated May 14, 1920. Watercolor and ink on paper, approx. 8” x 9″.
This double-sided drawing measures approximately 27″ x 19″. The front shows a seated nude woman and the reverse is a standing male nude leaning on a stick. Dated January 26, 1922.
A more refined drawing based on the sketch above.
Semi-nude female in high heels, 25” x 19”, sanguine crayon on paper. Dated February 13, 1922.
Standing female wearing only a white brassiere, 25″ x 19″, sanguine crayon on paper. Dated September and October 1922 in upper right corner.
Reclining female wearing only a black brassiere, 19″ x 25″, sanguine crayon on paper. Dated October 3, 1922 at upper right.
‘Maternity’, 12” x 16”, crayon, charcoal and watercolor on paper. Circa 1923.
Nudes on Stairs, ca 1923, copperplate engraving on paper, 7” x 5”
Group of nude women bathing, gouache on paper, 11.5” x 14.5”. Initialed B. C. at upper left and dated 1923 at lower right. Photo from Doyle Galleries auction listing. This is very similar to the Turkish Brothel seen in the 1920s Drawings post.
Drawing of nude man sitting on plinth and holding a rectangular object. Charcoal on paper, signed B Cybis 1924. Approx 29.5” x 21”
Nude woman sitting under a plant or tree, 8.5” x 5.5”, circa 1925-1929. Watercolor, pencil and sepia on paper.
Semi-nude female with shawl, circa 1927-29; crayon and charcoal on paper, approximately 18” x 12”
Dancing figures, one of which is nude. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 9” x 12”. No date cited but assumed to be early1920s.
Pregnant nude woman with basket of grapes, drypoint etching on /paper, approx. 6” x 4”. No date cited but assumed to be 1920s.
These were cited by a 2024 auction house as being nude studies for some of the figures in the 1937 Polish Sky Ceiling in Gdansk. This is the only nude sketch discovered thus far for those. It is approximately 21″ x 26″.
This drawing of a black nude woman appears on the reverse of a painting of a woman with dark hair and green dress.
Female Nude and Wicker, woodcut on paper, 8” x 6”. Date unknown.
Paintings
Nude woman on stairs, oil on canvas, 47.5” x 25”, mid-1920s
Painting of a nude woman holding a bowl or container. Oil and mixed media on canvas, circa 1925-1928. Approx. 25″ x 21″
Nude boy in tree, media unknown, circa 1927. Dimensions unknown but it was fairly large.
It is seen above on display in a 2002 exhibit at the Polish National Museum in Warsaw.
Female Nude on Toilet, oil on plywood, 18” x 16”, circa 1928. Signed in pencil on the reverse B. Cybis.
This was pictured in a Polish-language newspaper in 1936, captioned as ‘Ruda‘ which is the Polish wore for ‘ore’ , and cited as an oil painting. The year in which it was painted is unknown.
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