Academy Based On *the Laocoön* — Louis Aplada, 1896

Academy Based on the Laocoön — Louis Aplada, 1896

Graphite drawing on paper, depicting an academic study of the torso and head of Laocoon, based on the famous ancient sculpture preserved in the Vatican. The figure, depicted in three-quarter profile, highlights the model’s taut musculature and poignant expression, rendered with meticulous detail and a highly accomplished rendering of form and shadow.

Work signed “Louis Aplada” in the lower right corner. Bears a handwritten inscription in the lower right corner: “1st Prize, Marseille School of Fine Arts, awarded to student Louis Aplada, year 1896, Aug. Anbert, Director,” attesting to his academic distinction.

Condition: paper slightly sun-faded, one tear. Preserved in its frame.

Technique: graphite on paper
Date: 1896
Signature: signed lower right; handwritten note regarding the prize
Dimensions: 56 × 41 cm (visible area)
Condition: slightly sun-faded; tear