Dancer II

2004

Nathan Oliveira

Associated Names
Nathan Oliveira

Artist, American, 1928 - 2010

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Catherine Brooks

Printer, American, active early 21st century

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows a full-body silhouette of a person in an upright standing position, depicted in an abstract, block color style. The figure is slightly leaning with one hand raised to the side of the face. The facial features and details are not discernible due to the artwork's abstract nature. The figure is without detailed clothing and is rendered entirely in a single reddish-orange hue that blends with the background. The background is a contrasting lighter shade of the same color palette. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects held by the figure, and the setting provides no context such as furniture or environment features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color sugarlift aquatint with aquatint on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.3 x 32.5 cm (15 7/8 x 12 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 63.3 x 53 cm (24 15/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.122.75


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA from Kathan Brown, San Francisco, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below platemark in graphite: OK TP; lower right below platemark in graphite: N. Oliveira 04; lower right verso in graphite: Oliveira: Dancer II OKTP

Watermarks

Somerset

Wikidata ID

Q76349165

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