Nude

Carl Newman, Nude, ca. 1915-1916, oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anna McCleery Newton, 1968.121.4
Carl Newman, Nude, ca. 1915-1916, oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard, 16 1⁄4 x 22 in. (41.3 x 55.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anna McCleery Newton, 1968.121.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Nude
Artist
Date
ca. 1915-1916
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
16 1⁄4 x 22 in. (41.3 x 55.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anna McCleery Newton
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — full length
  • Figure female — nude
Object Number
1968.121.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.121.4

Artwork Description

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.

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Bill Beirne, Breathe, 1972, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:24 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.1, © 1972, Bill Beirne
Breathe
Artist
Date1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:24 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Lights of Glass, 1971, 16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:44 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.4, © 1971, Bill Beirne
Lights of Glass
Artist
Date1971
16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:44 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Drawing, 1972, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 12:42 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.3, © 1972, Bill Beirne
Drawing
Artist
Date1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 12:42 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Cross Reference, 1976, two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.2, © 1976, Bill Beirne
Cross Reference
Artist
Date1976
two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes
Not on view

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My Body Sees You
Artist
Date1992
single-channel video, color sound; 05:58 minutes
Not on view
Charlemagne Palestine, Running Outburst, 1975, 5:56 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.6, © 1975, Charlemagne Palestine. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Running Outburst
Artist
Date1975
5:56 minutes, black & white, sound
Not on view
Bill Viola, Silent Life from The Reflecting Pool- Collected Work 1977-80, 1979, 13:14 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.16.3, © 1979 Bill Viola. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Silent Life from The Reflecting Pool- Collected Work 1977 – 80
Artist
Date1979
13:14 minutes, color, sound
Not on view
Woody Vasulka, Explanation from Selected Works, 1974, 11:45 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.14.4, © 1974 Woody Vasulka. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Explanation from Selected Works
Artist
Date1974
11:45 minutes, color, sound
Not on view