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Study of a Seated Nude

Accession Number
1951/2.27

Title
Study of a Seated Nude

Artist(s)
Henry Moore

Artist Nationality
British (modern)

Object Creation Date
1928

Medium & Support
black and gray washes over black chalk on wove paper

Dimensions
21 3/4 in x 13 7/16 in (55.3 cm x 34.1 cm);27 3/8 in x 19 1/4 in (69.53 cm x 48.9 cm);21 3/4 in x 13 7/16 in (55.3 cm x 34.1 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
In this drawing, it is clear that the artist experimented with several positions for this figure in the same drawing because the fainter grey lines around the head suggest alternate poses. Though he is most well-known for his sculptural production, Moore was extremely interested in life drawing and readily investigated the figure in both two- and three-dimensions. This work may reference Moore's interest in Pre-Columbian sculpture and its subtle abstraction and formal volume.

Physical Description
The drawing depicts a nude female figure sitting on a stool. Her torso is viewed from the front, with her legs pointing to the left; her arms resting, one on each leg. Her face looks off to the right revealing her hair, which is in a bun at the base of her neck. The drawing is done in heavy black line, and fainter grey lines of an alternate positioning of the figure can be seen around the head and shoulders. A wash of grey ink covers the top half of the figure.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
study

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
modern and contemporary art
nudes
nudes (representations)
seated
sitting
study
women (female humans)

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