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The image shows two figures against an abstract backdrop. One figure is kneeling while the other is standing. Abstract shapes and patterns swirl around and behind them, creating a textured effect.
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The image shows two figures against an abstract backdrop. One figure is kneeling while the other is standing. Abstract shapes and patterns swirl around and behind them, creating a textured effect.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Angled Beauty

Arthur B. Davies

Date
1918
Medium
softground etching and aquatint in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 20 x 30.48 cm (7 7/8 x 12 in.) sheet: 27.94 x 38.1 cm (11 x 15 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2009.127.3
Credit line
Gift of David P. Tunick
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • aquatint
  • softground
  • Female nudes
  • nude
  • figure
Provenance

William Ivins, Jr., New York; David P. Tunick, New York; gift to NGA, 2009

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Arthur B. Davies; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: IV; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Ivins jr.; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Gi 41.19

NGA object ID 150569. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.