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Drawing, Sketch of a Male Nude with Notations

This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated ca. 1860 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is graphite on blue-gray laid paper . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Charles Savage Homer, Jr.. It is credited Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..

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Its dimensions are

Sheet: 19.8 x 19.4 cm (7 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: ALLET

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, beneath figure: Sole of the foot is a fifth part of the figure / From one side of the breasts to the other [?] / Two Faces.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketch of a Male Nude with Notations; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; graphite on blue-gray laid paper ; Sheet: 19.8 x 19.4 cm (7 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-225

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