Eleanor, Chicago

1951, printed c. 1980

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a woman's full nude body from the back, seated on the arm of a chair. Her head is turned slightly to the side, and her dark hair is styled back. There is no visible facial features due to the angle. The setting includes an easel to her right and large canvases behind her displaying abstract art with colors such as blues, pinks, and purples. There is a dark chair and another chair in front of her. The room is dimly lit with shadows, and there is eclectic furniture scattered throughout the space.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Ruttenberg, Chicago, IL; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Harry Callahan, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Philadelphia Museum of Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1996-1997.

Bibliography

1980

  • Harry Callahan: Color 1941-1980. Providence [Rhode Island], 1980: p. 15.

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 82.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: D1 / L30 E7; lower right verso in graphite: #1

Wikidata ID

Q64154749

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