Nude Figures in Landscape

1939

Hans Gustav Burkhardt

Associated Names
Hans Gustav Burkhardt

Artist, American, 1904 - 1994

This image is a drawing featuring abstract figures and natural elements. The artwork shows three abstract, muscular figures in dynamic poses. The figures are depicted with strong lines and charcoal strokes, emphasizing their physicality and the tension between them. The background includes abstracted elements resembling a natural landscape, such as mountains and trees, also drawn with expressive lines. Shading is used to create depth and accentuate the forms of the figures, conveying movement and energy.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • The Human Form: Contemporary American Figure Drawing and the Academic Tradition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980, no. 45, repro.

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

  • Modernist Watercolors, Prints and Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 198, no. 1336.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: H. Burkhardt 1939

Markings

embossed lower right: HB (monogram of artist's initials); lower right verso in graphite: D

Wikidata ID

Q64572925

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