Danae

1930 (published 1931)

W. Russell Flint

Associated Names
W. Russell Flint

Artist, Scottish, 1880 - 1969

The image shows a person lying on their back with their knees bent and feet planted on the ground. The individual's head is turned slightly to the side, resting on a cushion. They have straight, shoulder-length hair. Their arms are raised towards a textured, abstract ceiling or pattern above them. The person is unclothed, and the background surrounding them is made up of intricate lines and shading. The overall art style gives an illustrative quality to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.54 × 17.46 cm (4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 16.03 × 20.48 cm (6 5/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1174

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wright 1957, no. 37, iii/iii

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

1957

  • Wright, Harold J. L. Etchings and Dry Points by Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., R.E., P.P.R.W.S.: Catalogue Raisonné. London: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., 1957, p. 58, no. 37, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: W. Russell Flint; lower left in brown ink: XL; lower right in brown ink: W. Russell Flint; lower left edge in brown ink: XL Paper: Furness + Co. 1801

Markings

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

Watermarks

[undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77013276

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