Kneeling Woman
c. 1640
Artists
Description
The kneeling woman is shown from the rear in a three-quarter view to the left, represented from below. The post of the figure—head upturned and left arm extended—convey an attitude of rapt attention. The sole of the left foot is exposed beneath voluminous draperies. There is a monumentality of this single figure, heightened by the foreshortening and pyramidal form.
Dimensions
25.2 x 37.4 cm (9 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Robert M. Light and Co., Santa Barbara, sold; to Germain Seligman, New York (his mark, L.3863, lower right, black ink, as of 1978); Fogg Art Museum, 1984, inv. no. 1984.603
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