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Robert ColescottOriginal Signed
Dated Female Nude Drawing African American Expressionist1960
1960
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About the Item
An early drawing of a female nude by the celebrated African American artist Robert Colescott (1925-2009), shown at the Smith Tower Gallery, Seattle, in 1960, signed
dated.
The drawing depicts a seated female nude with her legs crossed, the work is rendered in charcoal on wove paper, the artist had used his fingers to smudge the charcoal to create color to the hair and shadow to the rear of the torso
where the figure has crossed her legs. The drawing is signed lower right and dated 1960, the paper has a couple of soft creases, otherwise in good condition and is mounted using acid free materials
is housed in a high quality dark hardwood frame. This artwork will be accompanied with a C.O.A.
This wonderful drawing by one of the country's most prodigious African American artists is ready to grace your wall.
At sight without frame 16" x 22"
Robert Colescott is an internationally known artist who fearlessly tackled subjects of social and racial inequality, class structure, sex, and the human condition. He explored a distinctive version of popular culture, using references to art history, religion, and literacy sources, His earlier work illustrates his expressive and formal interest as a painter. While not easily placed within any one specific school of painting, Colescott's distinctive works share elements of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Renaissance Painting, Neo-Expressionism, and Surrealism.
Colescott received a bachelor’s degree and, later, a master’s degree in drawing and painting from the University of California, Berkeley. His studies continued in Paris under Fernand Léger, who was instrumental in Colescott’s embrace of the human figure as subject. He was a lifelong professor of painting at academic institutions including Portland State University, OR; University of California, Berkeley; and University of Arizona, Tucson; and held the distinction of being the first visiting professor of art at the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 1966-1967. In 1997, Robert Colescott was honored as the first African American artist to represent the United States with a solo exhibition at the 47th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.
His work is in numerous notable institutions including the Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH; American Research Center in Egypt, Alexandria, VA; Art Bridges Foundation, Bentonville, AR; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; Denver Museum of Art, Denver, CO; Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI; de Young Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA; High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA; Hirshhorn Museum
Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; New Museum, New York, NY; Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA; Pinault Collection, Paris, France; Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR; Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA; Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; among many more.
- Creator:Robert Colescott (1925 - 2009)
- Creation Year:1960
- Dimensions:Height: 26.25 in (66.68 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:Good condition with a couple of soft creases.
- Gallery Location:Portland, OR
- Reference Number:Seller: BB-110891stDibs: LU1366216357602
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