Nude Standing: Seen from Back, George Bellows | Mia

Nude Standing: Seen from Back, George Bellows — Nude Standing: Seen from Back, c. 1923
George Bellows
Conté crayon and tuche
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin, Jr. in memory of Harold Joachim 83.166.3
Not on View
This women’s animated but unnatural pose may stem from George Bellows’s interest in Dynamic Symmetry, a means of constructing compositions using mathematical rules. After making a serious study of the rules, Bellows told Robert Henri that he found them more valuable than the study of anatomy.

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Title: Nude Standing: Seen from Back
Dated: c. 1923
Artist: George Bellows
Nationality: American
Artist Life: 1882–1925
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Arts of the Americas
Dimension: 12 1/2 x 10 1/16 in. (31.8 x 25.6 cm)
Credit: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin, Jr. in memory of Harold Joachim
Accession Number: 83.166.3
Medium: Conté crayon and tuche
Country: United States
Century: 20th century
Provenance: The artist, New York (until d. 1925); his wife, Emma S. Bellows, New York (1925-d. 1959); estate of Emma S. Bellows; [H.V. Allison & Co., New York; sold to Larkin]; John and Colles Larkin, Dellwood, Minnesota (until 1983; given to MIA).
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Classification: Drawings
Object Name: Drawing
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