Female Nude; verso: Recumbent Female Nude; Heads; Stick Figure with Hat | Harvard Art Museums

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Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1991.424
People: Alexander Calder, American (Philadelphia, PA 1898 - 1976 New York, NY)
Title: Female Nude; verso: Recumbent Female Nude; Heads; Stick Figure with Hat
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/310168

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper (recto and verso)
Dimensions: actual: 43.3 x 35.7 cm (17 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.)

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: 1991.424
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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