Brooklyn Museum: American Art: Nude on Chair, Legs Crossed

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Nude on Chair, Legs Crossed

Like all serious artists of their generation, Sloan and his friends often sketched and painted from the nude. This sketch of a woman seated on a draped studio prop is typical of Sloan’s many naturalistic depictions of the female body. Captured in a casual, unrefined pose, she appears refreshingly authentic and unidealized.

Artist: John Sloan, American, 1871-1951
Medium: Sanguine conte crayon on cream, thin, smooth wove paper
Dates: ca. 1926-1938
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 9 5/16 in. (35.2 x 23.7 cm)
Signature: Signed lower right in conte crayon: "John Sloan"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 41.440
Credit Line: Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Image: Overall, 41.440_bw_IMLS.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph