Nude with Long Torso (Reclining Nude)
1948
Artist, American, 1885 - 1965
Artwork overview
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Medium
drypoint in brown on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of the Avery Family, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
plate: 15.1 x 37.8 cm (5 15/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
sheet: 33.3 x 50.7 cm (13 1/8 x 19 15/16 in.) -
Accession
1991.233.26
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Catalogue Raisonné
Lunn 1973, no. 29
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; by descent to Mrs. Sally Avery, his wife, New York; gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1994
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995, no. 26, as Reclining Nude.
1995
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, 1995, no. 26, as Reclining Nude.
1996
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, 1996, no. 26, as Reclining Nude.
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, Allentown Art Museum, 1996, no. 26, as Reclining Nude.
Milton Avery: Works on Paper, The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, 1996. no. 26, as Reclining Nude.
Bibliography
1973
Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 29.
1994
Owens, Carlotta J. Milton Avery: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 26.
Inscriptions
upper left in plate: Milton / 1948 Avery; lower left in graphite: artists proof; lower right in graphite: Milton Avery 1948
Wikidata ID
Q75117173