Negro Girl

1939

Blanche Grambs

Associated Names
Blanche Grambs

Artist, American, 1916 - 2010

The image shows a partial view of a person's body, specifically focusing on their head, neck, and part of an arm. The person is lying down and resting their head on an arm, with their face turned slightly to the side, gazing downward. Their facial features are softly defined with closed or lowered eyes. The person's hair is medium length and appears smooth. They are wearing a garment patterned with floral designs. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background has a textured appearance with floral motifs.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in brown and green on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Evelyn Stefansson Nef Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.16 × 37.78 cm (11 7/8 × 14 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.88 × 46.36 cm (14 1/8 × 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.74.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wechsler 1996, 47

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Aquired by purchase in 2016 from Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art, Riderwood, Maryland

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Wechsler, James. "The Great Depression and the Prints of Blanche Grambs." Print Quarterly XIII (December 1996): no. 47.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower center, along edge of sheet: Negro Girl; lower right: Grambs; far right corner: 24

Markings

stamped in black, below plate mark, lower left: NEW YORK CITY WPA ART PROJECT

Wikidata ID

Q77112248

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