Copper Plate Nude 2 [working proof 2]

1998

Nathan Oliveira

Associated Names
Nathan Oliveira

Artist, American, 1928 - 2010

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows a wispy, elongated shape twisting and stretching diagonally across a soft, beige canvas, with a couple of small circular forms nearby. This abstract composition could be perceived as resembling a delicately posed dancer captured mid-movement. The smooth and flowing line suggests a leg and outstretched arm. The combination of ethereal forms and subtle shading gives it an airy, almost dreamlike quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    spit bite aquatint and aquatint in orange on wove Somerset paper [working proof 2]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.3 × 32.9 cm (15 7/8 × 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 53 × 43.7 cm (20 7/8 × 17 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.526

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 2]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "Oliveira: Copper Plate Nude 2 WP2" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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