Seated Nude Youth | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1936.153.192
People: Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England)
Title: Seated Nude Youth
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Seated Nude Youth
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th-20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/307376

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

35.7 x 25.5 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: l.l., graphite, in artist's hand: 2XM and [diagram of square]
inscription: u.r., graphite, in artist's hand: 45°
inscription: right center, graphite, in artist's hand: 22 1/2°
watermark: WARD'S BOSTO[N 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: 1936.153.192
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Dynamic Symmetry: A Retrospective Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, 02/05/1961 - 03/12/1961; Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, 03/22/1961 - 04/19/1961; Carpenter Art Galleries, Hanover, 05/03/1961 - 05/31/1961
32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/28/2016 - 10/25/2016

Verification Level

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