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Reclining Nude

1946

Franz Kline

Associated Names

Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image shows a sketch of a nude figure lying on their side. The person's entire body is visible, outlined with minimal lines. Their head rests on a bent arm, with long dark hair loosely sketched around it. The facial features are simple and abstract. The figure is not clothed. The background is plain with empty space around the figure.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Rufus Zogbaum and Reina Schratter
Dimensions

sheet: 20.32 × 25.08 cm (8 × 9 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2016.60.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the Artist; Elisabeth R. Zogbaum, New York; gift to NGA, 2016

Associated Names

Zogbaum, Rufus

Inscriptions

right center in graphite: FK 46; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #54

Wikidata ID

Q64570579

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