One Seated and One Standing

1966

Philip Pearlstein

Associated Names
Philip Pearlstein

Artist, American, 1924 - 2022

The image shows two individuals with partial nudity. One person is seated on the ground with their legs bent and arms resting on their knees, looking to the left with eyes closed and long hair falling over their shoulders. The other person is standing, with a portion of their body shown from the neck down to the thighs, and one hand is visible hanging by their side. The drawing is in shades of brown, with minimal detailing on the facial features and hair of the seated person. The scene is in a monochromatic style, emphasizing the figures with no additional background details or contextual elements provided.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • The Human Form: Contemporary American Figure Drawing and the Academic Tradition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980, no. 57, repro

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 88-90, no. 54, repro

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. 230, no .1540.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: TO THE NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL / PHILIP PEARLSTEIN 66; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: J; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 6; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 7107

Watermarks

C.M.FABRIANO

Wikidata ID

Q64619518

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