Nude Figure

1950

Artists

Alberto GiacomettiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper

Culture

Swiss

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 50.2 x 32.6 cm (19 3/4 x 12 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to [Margaret Brown Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts], sold; to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, partial gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1972. NOTE: A donation from Graham Gund was used to complete this acquisition. See Orswell catalogue p. 304 and p. 312.

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Drawings

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