Reclining Female Nude

1946

Franz Kline

Associated Names
Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image features a drawn figure lying on their side in a relaxed, reclining position. The person's one arm is bent under their head, supporting it, and the other arm is resting along their side. The facial features are simply sketched, with an emphasis on the contours of the face, and their hair appears short and styled close to the head. There is no clothing drawn on the figure, and the focus is on the outlines and form of the body. The background consists of plain paper, emphasizing the stark black lines of the drawing. There is no visible jewelry, and the artwork is signature-marked and dated in the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Rufus F. Zogbaum

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.5 x 30 cm (8 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.113.16


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the Artist; Rufus F. Zogbaum, New York; gift to NGA, 1998

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Ritchie, Charles. "Franz Kline, Thirty Untitled Drawings." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art no. 21 (Spring 1999): 13.

Inscriptions

center right in black ink: FK / 46; upper right verso in graphite: ZD 367

Wikidata ID

Q64570540

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