Female Torsos [verso]

c. 1839

Seth Wells Cheney

Associated Names
Seth Wells Cheney

Artist, American, 1810 - 1856

Artwork overview

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The drawing shows a woman seated, leaning slightly forward, with her head gently tilted to the side and downwards. She has delicate facial features with a serene expression, closed or looking down eyes, and softly closed lips. Her hair is styled in an updo, and she wears a form-fitting, long-sleeved dress with visible detailing around the bust and sleeves. Her hands are clasped together in front of her on her lap, and the background is a plain, neutral-toned surface. The drawing is signed with the inscription "Florence 1858" in the lower left corner.

Young Woman, Florence [recto]

Seth Wells Cheney

1839

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Cheney Family; Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; 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. 10, no. 67.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite by unknown hand: 175

Wikidata ID

Q64630889

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