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Young Girl Nude

1935

Milton Avery

Associated Names

Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

This is a faded engraving of a full-body depiction of a person on a copper plate. The person is standing upright, facing forward, their body turned slightly to the right. They have short hair, and their face is shown in simple lines. The figure's body is only partially visible under several areas of deep scratches and crosshatched lines, so we are left with only the vague outlines of limbs and a torso. The background is made of more crosshatched lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypointed copper plate
Credit Line

Gift of the Avery Family, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

plate: 25.3 x 11.2 cm (9 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.233.89
Catalogue Raisonné

Lunn 1973, no. 7

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1973

Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 7.

Wikidata ID

Q63571116

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