Nude Study, Girl Standing on One Foot

1923-1924

George Wesley Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

Bolton Brown

Printer, American, 1865 - 1936

The image shows a person standing facing away from the viewer. One foot is raised slightly while the other is flat on the ground. The person's head is turned slightly to the side, revealing the profile of their face. The person has short, dark, wavy hair and delicate features. They are depicted nude with no clothing or jewelry, and are not holding any objects. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R. M. Light & Co., Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1957; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

1977

  • American Lithographs from the Corcoran's Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 30

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 148.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, p. 217, no. 175.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, p. 247, no. 175.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: - Geo Bellows -; lower left in graphite: Bolton Brown imp.; lower center in graphite: Study.; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 14 x 20 1/2

Watermarks

BASINGWERK PARCHMENT

Wikidata ID

Q77011574

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