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Artist:
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George Wesley Bellows
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Title:
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Nude Standing: Seen from Back
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Date:
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c. 1923
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Medium:
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Conté crayon and tuche
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Dimensions:
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12 1/2 x 10 1/16 in. (31.8 x 25.6 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin, Jr. in memory of Harold Joachim
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Location:
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Gallery 344
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This womenâs animated but unnatural pose may stem from George Bellowsâs 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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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Bellows, George Wesley
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American, 1882 - 1925
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature LR: [Geo Bellows] and by the artist's daughter: [J.B.B.] (Jean Bellows Booth)
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Classification:
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Drawings
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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83.166.3
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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