Collection of the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery. Gift of Mrs. Sarah P. Thomas
1984.8.4

Seated Nude

1955 (Date created)
Oil on canvas
19.625 in W x 23.75 in H (Image)
25.5 in W x 29.625 in H (Frame)
German

Seated Nude 1955

Oil on canvas

1984.8.4

Gift of Sarah P. Thomas

 

Painted ‘in the manner of Renoir,’ according to gallery records, this soft-focus fantasy of the female body is the work of a male artist apparently uninterested in the basics of human anatomy. (This is Not Ideal, Fall 2018)

In Collection
University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery (Gift, 1983-now)

Sarah P. Thomas (Purchased and owned, 1975-1983)

Dillner Galleries Auction (Sold, June 17-18, 1975)

Albert J. Marino (Owned, 1965-75)

Wunderley Galleries (Before 1965)?
This is not Ideal: Gender Myths and their Transformation. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh University Art Gallery. 2018. Exhibition catalogue.
Published on the occasion of the student-curated exhibition This is not Ideal: Gender Myths and Their Transformation at the University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, October 26-December 7, 2018.
University Art Gallery. Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260
ISBN: 978-1-7329013-0-8
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