Standing Nude with a Patterned Robe

Deutsche Grafik 1903–1925, 1917

This painting shows a woman standing, facing left, her face turned away from us. She is nude, with pale skin the same color as the paper beneath, highlighted with areas of rosy pink and bright teal. She has auburn hair styled in a bun at the back of her head. The woman holds a colorful fabric with her right arm, patterned with areas of red, yellow, purple, white, and green.
Artist
Deutsche Grafik 1903–1925
Date
1917
Type
Drawing
Medium
opaque watercolor and charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
29.3 × 45.9 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a woman standing, facing left, her face turned away from us. She is nude, with pale skin the same color as the paper beneath, highlighted with areas of rosy pink and bright teal. She has auburn hair styled in a bun at the back of her head. The woman holds a colorful fabric with her right arm, patterned with areas of red, yellow, purple, white, and green.

Deutsche Grafik 1903–1925