Studies of Reclining Female Nudes [recto]

c. 1900

attributed to John Ure Perkins

Associated Names
John Ure Perkins

Artist, American, 1875 - 1963

The image shows two female figures, one sitting in a reclining position with her head turned to the left, while the other figure is visible in an outline sketch. The seated figure is nude, with her right hand resting on a cushion and her left arm draped over the back of the furniture. She has her hair in a bun with a headband. The background is plain with no visible details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and white chalk on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irregular): 30.8 × 36.83 cm (12 1/8 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3523.a

Associated Artworks

Seated Male Nude [verso]

John Ure Perkins

1895

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • "Make Pictures from the Very Start...": The Corcoran School of Art, 1880-1918, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 156, no. 1052.

Wikidata ID

Q64536882

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