The image depicts a nude woman standing upright. One arm is raised, touching her hair, while the other rests by her side. Her facial features are indistinct in the artistic style. Her hair is long and wavy. The woman has no visible clothing or jewelry and is surrounded by ocean waves. Birds fly around her in the sky, which is a mix of orange and blue tones. The background shows abstract forms creating a seascape setting with a textured appearance.
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The image depicts a nude woman standing upright. One arm is raised, touching her hair, while the other rests by her side. Her facial features are indistinct in the artistic style. Her hair is long and wavy. The woman has no visible clothing or jewelry and is surrounded by ocean waves. Birds fly around her in the sky, which is a mix of orange and blue tones. The background shows abstract forms creating a seascape setting with a textured appearance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aphrodite

Pierre Roche

Date
1914
Medium
gypsograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
1964.8.1434
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • bird
  • animal
  • Female nude
  • Sea
Provenance

Lucien Goldschmidt; purchased 1963 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

NGA object ID 48588. 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.