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  • Carl Newman, Nude, ca. 1915-1916, oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anna McCleery Newton, 1968.121.4

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Carl Newman experimented with color by grinding his own pigments to make vibrant hues. He enjoyed painting nude figures and often surrounded his models with blocks of color to create semiabstract compositions. The figure’s bare skin echoes the colors around her so that she appears to blend in with the background, and the blurred outlines and scumbled brushstrokes create a warmly colored, womblike environment.

Title
Nude
Artist
Carl Newman
Date
ca. 1915-1916
On View
Not on view.
Dimensions
16 1/4 x 22 in. (41.3 x 55.9 cm)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Anna McCleery Newton

Mediums
oil
Mediums Description
oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Figure female – nude
  • Figure female – full length
Object Number
1968.121.4
Palette
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