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Seated Balinese Figure Seen from Behind

Maurice Sterne

Associated Names

Maurice Sterne

Artist, American, born Russia (now Latvia), 1878 - 1957

The image is a sketch of a person shown from the thighs up, viewed from the back. The person is in a seated, kneeling position with their legs tucked under them. They have an updo hairstyle and are depicted with a wrap or cloth draped from the lower back to their knees. The background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

Medium

black chalk
Credit Line

John Davis Hatch Collection
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 51.8 x 40 cm (20 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1984.7.115

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right: Sterne / Bali

Wikidata ID

Q64608939

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