Nude Female Torsos

c. 1925

John B. Flannagan

Associated Names
John B. Flannagan

Artist, American, 1895 - 1942

The image shows bold, sweeping black lines creating abstract shapes that compose the outline of a human figure prominently in the center. Additional abstract figures are sketched to the left and right, suggesting smaller human forms that echo the central figure. The flowing lines and minimalistic style evoke familiar elements of the human body while maintaining an abstract representation.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Curt Valentin, New York); Richard S. Davis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, c. 1950; (R. M. Light & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1968); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1969; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 188, no. 1268.

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2894

Wikidata ID

Q64582112

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