Nude

1950

Reynold Weidenaar

Associated Names
Reynold Weidenaar

Artist, American, 1915 - 1985

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a person sitting in a curled position. The person has their legs folded and arms crossed over their bent knees, with the head resting on the arms. The facial features are obscured, and the person has wavy hair flowing down towards the shoulder. The person is unclothed, without any visible accessories. The background is dark and nondescript, highlighting the figure's contours and form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.86 × 27.15 cm (12 15/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.48 × 33.97 cm (15 15/16 × 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1461

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Buckner 2015, no. 117

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2015

  • Buckner, Cindy Medley, et al. Reynold Weidenaar: A Retrospective. Michigan: Grand Rapids Art Museum, 2015, p. 109, no. 117.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 125, no. 1132.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: REYNOLD H. / 1150 / [printing press] / WEIDENAAR; lower left in graphite: Nude; lower right in graphite: Reynold Weidenaar a.n.a.

Markings

stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77009068

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