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Female Nude from Behind

c. 1917-1928

Arthur B. Davies

Associated Names

Arthur B. Davies

Artist, American, 1862 - 1928

The image shows a person's body in a dynamic pose, with one leg raised and bent at the knee and the other leg extended. The individual is captured mid-motion, with their upper body slightly leaning forward and one arm extended outward. The person has curly hair and their facial features are delicately outlined. The person appears nude and is not wearing any clothing or jewelry, and is not holding any objects. The background is a plain, textured surface of warm brown color.

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal and chalk on laid paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Arthur B. Davies, wife of the artist, 1930)
Dimensions

sheet: 43.18 × 33.66 cm (17 × 13 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.320

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Arthur B. (Virginia Meriwether) Davies, New York, 1928; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1930; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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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. 124, no. 838.

Wikidata ID

Q64536514

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