DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Half-Length Seated Male Nude

19th-20th century

Artists

Denman Waldo RossArtist

Description

Compositional lines drawn over figure.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

image: 19 x 14 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.) actual: 35.6 x 25.3 cm (14 x 9 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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