Female Nude [verso]

c. 1850s

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Associated Names
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Artist, American, born Germany, 1816 - 1868

Artwork overview

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Associated Artworks

The image shows a sketch of two individuals from head to toe. The person on the left appears to have long curly hair and a neutral facial expression, wearing elaborate, period-appropriate clothing. The person on the right stands close by, wearing a wide-brimmed hat that shadows their face slightly and similar period attire. Both individuals are surrounded by loosely drawn sketches of possible figures and architectural elements, giving the image a dreamy atmosphere. One person appears to be holding a flute or similar object. The background is minimally detailed with light sketches of additional figures and objects.

Two Cavaliers [recto]

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

1845

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rear Admiral Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze (son of the artist), New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1917; 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. 35, no. 249.

Wikidata ID

Q64559378

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