Reclining Nude

Paul Cadmus American, 1904-1999
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About the Artwork

Reclining Nude

mid 20th century

Paul Cadmus

1904-1999

American

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Graphite pencil on cream laid paper

Sheet: 7 3/4 × 10 1/4 inches (19.7 × 26 cm)

Drawings

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of Mrs. Sylvia Portnoy in memory of Lou Cohen

68.176

Copyright Not Evaluated

Markings

Signed in pencil, lower left: Cadmus

Inscribed in pencil, lower right: Valerie 30

Watermark, lower center: FGH [in ornate script]

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1968-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Paul Cadmus, Reclining Nude, mid 20th century, graphite pencil on cream laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Sylvia Portnoy in memory of Lou Cohen, 68.176.

Reclining Nude
Reclining Nude