WomanGirl with Turquoise and Purple Panty
Watercolour
1973 (made)
1973 (made)
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This drawing depicts a red headed female figure, partially clothed with red ballet shoes and laces
Object details
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| Title | WomanGirl with Turquoise and Purple Panty (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | WomanGirl with Turquoise and Purple Panty, 1973 by Barbara Nessim |
| Physical description | This drawing depicts a red headed female figure, partially clothed with red ballet shoes and laces |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 72_1973_16 x 12 written on reverse |
| Gallery label | Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life (V&A, 2013; Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 2014-15)
1. WomanGirl with Matching Boots
2. WomanGirl with Snood
3. WomanGirl with Turquoise and Purple Panty
4. WomanGirl Twisting with Green and Purple Ribbon
From the WomanGirl series
1973
Between 1971 and 1974, Nessim created an exquisite and ambiguous series of female figure drawings she called WomanGirls. Many of the figures stand gracefully on their toes, wearing very little other than ballet shoes. Nessim compares the female role to that of a ballet dancer who presents the audience with seemingly effortless poise, rather than the long hours of gruelling training and discipline that brought her there.
Pen and ink and watercolour
Museum nos. E.26, 28, 30, 33-2013 |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
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| Accession number | E.30-2013 |
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| Record created | November 23, 2012 |
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