Study for "Justice Defeated"

1936

Leon Kroll

Associated Names
Leon Kroll

Artist, American, 1884 - 1974

The image shows a nude male figure from the back, standing with his feet apart and arms extended outward holding a rod in his right hand. His head is slightly tilted down, and he has a clean-shaven head. The background is plain with no additional elements, emphasizing the figure's muscular anatomy. No jewelry or additional objects are present in the image.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1938; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1938

  • Drawings by Leon Kroll, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1938

1949

  • [exhibition title unknown], American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 1949

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. 180, no. 1221.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Leon Kroll; upper left in charcoal: 19 1/2 x 26 / op

Wikidata ID

Q64592935

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