Male Nude with Staff

1872

Walter Shirlaw

Associated Names
Walter Shirlaw

Artist, American, 1838 - 1909

The image shows a full-body view of a nude male figure seen from the back. The person is in an upright position, leaning slightly forward with their left foot on the ground and the right leg bent, resting on a raised surface. Their left arm is extended upward, holding a vertical pole, while the right arm is bent at the elbow and resting on a rock or elevated area. The figure's head is turned slightly to the left, with shoulder-length wavy hair. No facial features are visible. The background is a landscape with rocks and textured ground. The sketch is monochrome with shading to highlight the figure's muscles and the surroundings.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, New York, 1909; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1912; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 83, no. 523.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: W Shirlaw. Munich 72

Wikidata ID

Q64634395

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