Two Studies of Female Nude | Harvard Art Museums

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Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1991.303
People: Alexander Calder, American (Philadelphia, PA 1898 - 1976 New York, NY)
Title: Two Studies of Female Nude
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/309944

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on buff wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 51 x 38.5 cm (20 1/16 x 15 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: u.r., graphite: Kelekian / Anderson
inscription: verso, graphite: Plum / Thursday / 10am [inscribed again upside down]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Alexander Calder, Created, By descent through family to Nanette Sexton.
Richard B. Bailey and Nanette C. Sexton, Boston MA, By descent through family, Gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991. Ms. Sexton is great-niece of the artist.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Richard B. Bailey and Nanette C. Sexton in memory of Professor Frederick Deknatel
Copyright: © Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year: 1991
Object Number: 1991.303
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Sheet was previously folded twice: once vertically, once horizontally.

Verification Level

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