Seated Male Nude with Left Leg Drawn Up | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1936.153.67
People: Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England)
Title: Seated Male Nude with Left Leg Drawn Up
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Nude Youth
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th-20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/307318

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: u.l., graphite, in artist's hand: Composition in a [square] + ²5
inscription: u.r., graphite, erased, in artist's hand: In its plane everything / is drawn in elevation
inscription: l.r., graphite, in artist's hand: Bottom of the curtain
watermark: WARD'S BOSTON BOND

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875
Accession Year: 1936
Object Number: 1936.153.67
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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