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Standing Draped Woman

1907-1910

Augustus John

Associated Names

Augustus John

Artist, Welsh, 1878 - 1961

The image shows a full-body sketch of a woman in motion. She gazes upwards with her head tilted back, while her facial features are subtly drawn. Her hair is styled up, and she is dressed in a flowing garment with a pendant necklace around her neck. The background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 45.5 x 29 cm (17 15/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

2011.60.76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Nef, Evelyn Stefansson

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: John

Wikidata ID

Q64536994

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