Isadora Duncan

c. 1930s

Abraham Walkowitz

Associated Names
Abraham Walkowitz

Artist, American, 1880 - 1965

The image depicts a person with arms outstretched above their head in a dynamic pose. The face is abstract with simple strokes and the head shows minimal detail with short dark hair near the sides. The person is dressed in flowing yellow and orange attire, suggesting movement. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background features an abstract pattern with earthy brown tones.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Biddle, Croton-on-Hudson, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Recent Acquisitions: Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

1980

  • That’s Entertainment, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980, no. 12

2007

  • Impressionism, Realism, Modernism: Works on Paper from the American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

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. 174, no. 1184.

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: to George 1953; lower center in black ink: A. Walkowitz

Watermarks

Fifth Avenue / Linen

Wikidata ID

Q64533246

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