Studies of a Young Girl

1937-1938

Leon Kroll

Associated Names
Leon Kroll

Artist, American, 1884 - 1974

The image shows two views of a woman from the waist up in a side-by-side composition. On the left, the woman is facing forward with her left side slightly turned. Her facial features include well-defined eyebrows, calm eyes, and softly contoured lips. Her hair is styled in loose waves falling past her shoulders. On the right, the woman is in profile looking towards the right side. The view highlights her high cheekbones and neck curve. Her hair maintains its wavy texture. The woman is unclothed, with the focus on her upper body. There are no visible jewelry or objects in her hands. The background is blank.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1938; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1938

  • Drawings by Leon Kroll, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1938

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988

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. 180, no. 1222.

1986

  • Nygren, Edward J. and Linda Crocker Simmons. American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1986: no. 43, p. 72.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Leon Kroll; upper right in charcoal: no. 70

Wikidata ID

Q64592936

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