Reclining Female Nude Study for "Painting"

Kenyon Cox

Associated Names
Kenyon Cox

Artist, American, 1856 - 1919

The image is a drawing depicting the full body of a nude person seated against a cushion or draped fabric. The person has long, flowing hair adorned with a wreath of flowers. They have subtle facial features with soft shading defining their eyes and lips. The individual is supporting themselves with their left arm, while the right arm rests across their body holding a painter's palette and brush. They are gazing slightly downward. The background consists of a grid drawn over the composition, emphasizing the sketch's study nature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper, squared with graphite

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (approximate): 35.6 × 47.9 cm (14 × 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.22


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996]; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in artist's hand, lower right: "Painting" / nude / Light& learning-; by unknown hand, lower center: 16 x 22

Watermarks

EGYPTIAN LINEN GEO B HURD & CO

Wikidata ID

Q64592538

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