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Visit to the Hospital
A woman sits on the edge of a bed in which a figure lays. A child stands next to the woman. A chair with a bag on it sits in the right bottom corner.
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La Belle Dame Paresseuse
A seated female faces towards the viewer. She is leaning back in her chair, her chin resting on her left arm; she holds papers in her right hand that are in her lap.
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Arbeitsfrau mit dem Ohrring
This etching is a portrait of a woman; just her face is visible. The background is almost solidly black, and the darkness encrouches on the portrait. The woman looks off the left of the page, and a small earring is visible on her right ear. The print is signed in pencil (l.r.) "Kathe Kollwitz".
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Phrenological Head

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Analysis of Beauty

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Untitled
This print has rows of stenciled black text in all capital letters on black background. In pencil, the print is signed and dated (l.r.) "Glenn Lignon '92" and numbered (l.l.) "27/45". 
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Untitled
This print has rows of stencilled black text in all capital letters on black background. In pencil, the print is signed and dated (l.r.) "Glenn Lignon '92" and numbered (l.l.) "27/45". 
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Venus in Front of a Mirror II
This print shows two views of nude women separated by a partial line in the center. The figure on the right is facing out and more naturalistically rendered, yet her body has missing parts of its torso. On the left, the figure is in profile and drawn using sparse lines to outline the general shape of the gendered attributes and is more abstracted. The print is titled, numbered, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom of the page. 
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Anatomy of Feelings
This print has a large humanoid figure created with thin lines and abstract shapes. The print is titled, numbered, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom of the page.
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Anatomy of Feelings
This print shows a bust of a figure against a barren landscape. The figure is looking to the right of the page and a mask hovers in the air in front of his face. The print is titled, numbered, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom of the page.
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Anatomy of Feelings
This etching depicts parts of a nude female torso. The center of the torso and most of the apendages of the body are cut out/off revealing abstracted interior spaces. Additionally, there is a series of horizontal lines in the center of the print. The print is titled, numbered, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom of the print. 
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Anatomy of Feelings
This print has vignettes organized in two rows of four. Inside each frame is an image of a nude woman accompanied by text at the margins. The print is titled, numbered, signed and dated at the bottom of the page.
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Head I
This etching shows a head in profile as if an x-ray is showing what is inside. The insides of the head are made up of various shapes and objects. The print is titled, numbered, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom of the page.
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Anatomy of Feelings

Accession Number
1980/2.243.26

Title
Anatomy of Feelings

Artist(s)
Vladimir Yankilevsky

Artist Nationality
Russian (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1972

Medium & Support
etching on paper

Dimensions
12 1/16 in x 9 3/4 in (30.64 cm x 24.77 cm);14 1/2 in x 11 5/16 in (36.83 cm x 28.73 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Carl Proffer

Subject matter
The series "Anatomy of Feelings" is comprised of etchings, most of them featuring nude figures with contorted or highly abstracted bodies. This work is number forty-six, of the fifty prints in the series. Emphasis is frequently placed on the sexual organs. The artist, Vladimir Yankilevsky was involved with the Soviet Nonconformist Art movement and often worked under a pseudonym to avoid punishment. Through several different series of prints, including "Anatomy of Feelings," Yankilevsky explores the relationship of people and their experiences in social spaces. 

Physical Description
This etching depicts parts of a nude female torso. The center of the torso and most of the apendages of the body are cut out/off revealing abstracted interior spaces. Additionally, there is a series of horizontal lines in the center of the print. The print is titled, numbered, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom of the print. 

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

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Keywords
Russian (culture or style)
abstraction
anatomy
bodies (human and animal components)
eroticism
females
modern and contemporary art
nudes
nudity
phallic

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