Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Sleeping Beauty
1924

A vintage illustration depicting a surreal scene with a central figure of a nude woman reclining in mid-air, surrounded by a dark, cloud-like form. Above her, two cherubic figures with wings appear to be in flight, one holding a sphere. To the right, there's a spotted egg resting on the dark form, and a plant with long leaves extends from the bottom right corner. The artwork has a dreamlike quality and is rendered in a monochromatic palette.

A vintage illustration depicting a surreal scene with a central figure of a nude woman reclining in mid-air, surrounded by a dark, cloud-like form. Above her, two cherubic figures with wings appear to be in flight, one holding a sphere. To the right, there's a spotted egg resting on the dark form, and a plant with long leaves extends from the bottom right corner. The artwork has a dreamlike quality and is rendered in a monochromatic palette.

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Date
1924

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink, brush and ink, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 1/2 × 22 1/2in. (39.4 × 57.2 cm)

Accession number
54.54

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Edith Gregor Halpert

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Yasuo Kuniyoshi / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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