Penelope

1937

Morris Henry Hobbs

Associated Names
Morris Henry Hobbs

Artist, American, 1892 - 1967

The image shows a side and partial back view of a seated nude woman. She is sitting on the ground with one leg extended forward and the other bent, supporting herself with her right arm while her left arm is bent and resting. Her head is turned slightly to the right, showing the back of her head and short straight hair falling above her neck. There are no visible facial features as she is facing away. The background has aged paper with a sepia tone. Simple line drawings of birds in the sky and a faint outline of a seascape with small boats in the distance to her left are visible.
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Artwork overview


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

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. 29, no. 182.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Penelope; lower right in graphite: Morris Henry Hobbs

Markings

stamped upper center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77013162

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