Arthur B. Davies

(Standing Nude)
c. 1910

A sketch of a standing female figure on blue paper, depicted in a contrapposto pose with her left hand resting on her thigh and her right hand touching her neck. The figure is rendered with white highlights and dark shading to accentuate the form, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner. The edges of the paper are slightly worn.

A sketch of a standing female figure on blue paper, depicted in a contrapposto pose with her left hand resting on her thigh and her right hand touching her neck. The figure is rendered with white highlights and dark shading to accentuate the form, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner. The edges of the paper are slightly worn.

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Date
c. 1910

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal and pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 12 1/2 × 9 13/16in. (31.8 × 24.9 cm)

Accession number
95.1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Benno Friedman

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Arthur B. Davies
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