This work belongs to a littleknown group of paintings of nudes by Henri from the mid-teens to the early 1920s. They were posed, for the most part, by professional models and were executed as a means of studying the human body. In paintings such as this, Henri does not attempt to evoke associational values or use the girl’s facial expression to establish rapport with the viewer. She serves instead as a vehicle with which to explore the more abstract qualities of rhythm, color, and volume.
Details
Artist | Robert Cozad Henri, American, 1865 - 1929 |
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Date | 1915 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | Unframed: 41 × 33 inches (104.1 × 83.8 cm) Framed: 48 13/16 × 40 11/16 × 2 7/8 inches (124 × 103.3 × 7.3 cm) |
Credit Line | City of Detroit Purchase |
Accession Number | 19.148 |
Department | American Art before 1950 |
On View | Modern N200, Level 2 (see map) |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
Signed | Signed, lower left: Robert Henri |
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Provenance
Robert Henri;
1919-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1919-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Heitkamp, Ernest. "Paintings by Robert Henri." Bulletin of the DIA 1, 5 (February 1920): pp. 70-71.
Perlman, Bernard B. Robert Henri: His Life and Art. New York, 1991.
American Beauty: Painting and Sculpture from the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1770-1920. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 2002, pp. 113-114, no. 84 (ill.).
Perlman, Bernard B. Robert Henri: His Life and Art. New York, 1991.
American Beauty: Painting and Sculpture from the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1770-1920. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 2002, pp. 113-114, no. 84 (ill.).