Male Nude III (1972) is an early R.C. Gorman stone lithograph depicting a standing male nude from the rear. The figure turns his head away while both arms extend downward, creating a long, flowing line through the shoulders, back, and hands. Gorman reduces the body to a refined network of contours and minimal tonal marks, allowing gesture and anatomy to carry the composition.
The largely unworked paper gives the image an open, immediate quality, while the dark treatment of the hair and selective emphasis around the shoulders, arms, and hands provide visual focus. The resulting work feels both spontaneous and carefully controlled, reflecting Gorman’s command of economical draftsmanship. Produced in a small edition of only 30, Male Nude III is a scarce early figure study and a distinctive selection for collectors of monochrome lithographs, male nudes, and limited-edition works on paper.
