Seated Male Nude with Head Bent | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1936.154.88
People: Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England)
Title: Seated Male Nude with Head Bent
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Nude Youth Seated in Profile with Right Leg Raised
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th-20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/307516

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on brown wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 35.4 x 25.2 cm (13 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: graphite, u.l.: DWR
inscription: u.l., graphite, in artist's hand: Drawing the Values / Lights Darks / and Half Tones
inscription: l.l., graphite, in artist's hand: This shows the error / of taking a position / too near the model - / Feet and legs near and large / head and shoulders far away / and small. Draw from a distance.

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: 1936.154.88
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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