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Nude on a Red Sofa

Media - 1978.148.1 - SAAM-1978.148.1_1 - 53613

Copied James Gill, Nude on a Red Sofa, 1962, oil on fiberboard, 31 x 30 ⁷⁄₈ in. (78.8 x 78.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis and Annette Kaufman, 1978.148.1

Artwork Details

Title: Nude on a Red Sofa
Artist: James Gill
Date: 1962
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 31 x 30 ⁷⁄₈ in. (78.8 x 78.5 cm)
Markings: lower center in oil: gill 62 backing upper right in felt-tipped pen and ink: NUDE ON RED SOFA/(ARTIST'S WIFE)/COLLECTION:/LOUIS AND ANNETTE KAUFMAN/LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA/JAMES GILL
Credit Line: Gift of Louis and Annette Kaufman
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on fiberboard
Classifications: Painting
Keywords: Figure
Figure female — nude
Figure female — knee length
Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
Object Number: 1978.148.1
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.148.1