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Nude Combing Hair

1950

Milton Avery

Associated Names

Milton Avery

Artist, American, 1885 - 1965

The image displays fine, intricately etched lines and crosshatched patterns over a metallic surface, giving it an abstract appearance. The overlapping lines and curves create a unique texture. Shadows and varied textures on the dark surface enhance the abstract nature. Some areas with denser etched lines resemble delicate patterns found in spider webs or the surface of rippling water.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypointed zinc plate
Credit Line

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

plate: 22 x 15.9 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1991.233.107
Catalogue Raisonné

Lunn 1973, no. 30

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1973

Lunn, Harry H., Jr. Milton Avery: Prints 1933-1955. Washington, D.C.: Graphics International Ltd., 1973, no. 30.

Wikidata ID

Q63571155

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