Nude Female Torso

c. 1900

Augustus Vincent Tack

Associated Names
Augustus Vincent Tack

Artist, American, 1870 - 1949

The image is a sketch of a torso and lower body of a person in a frontal position. There are no facial features or limbs included, with shading emphasizing the figure's curves. The subject is nude and detailed with attention to anatomy. The background is plain with visible signs of aging, and there are inscriptions in the top and bottom right corners.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Victor Spark, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1954; 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. 31, 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. 153, no. 1029.

Inscriptions

lower right in red chalk: To WBDF / Augustus Vincent Tack

Wikidata ID

Q64536998

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