Female Torso

c. 1890-1891

John La Farge

Associated Names
John La Farge

Artist, American, 1835 - 1910

The image shows a partial depiction of a person's body, focusing mainly on the upper half. The person is in a side profile, with one arm partially extended to the side. The facial features are sketched delicately, with shadows hinting at the contours of the face, and short hair drawn with simple lines. The clothing appears loose around the lower body, with no visible jewelry or objects. The person is against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with watercolor on laid paper mounted to board

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.99 × 21.59 cm (10 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.734

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Castano Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1950; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • The South Sea Paintings of John la Farge, Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, 1978

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. 76, no. 475.

Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: John La Farge

Wikidata ID

Q64582831

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