Sketch of a Seated Woman
Artist
Philip Leslie Hale
(American, 1865 - 1931)
Datec. 1900
MediumGraphite on thin tan wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 8in. (26.7 × 20.3cm)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2004.21
DescriptionA simple gesture drawing (rapid study) of a seated woman in a long full dress. Her body is facing the left and her face is in profile. The drawing is in vertical format.On View
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CopyrightNo known copyright restrictions.
Label TextHale specialized in decorative impressionist-inspired landscapes and pictures of women. During the 1880s and 1890s he studied in Paris and was closely acquainted with Claude Monet (1840-1926) in Giverny. This rapidly executed sketch of a woman in a long dress was probably made sometime after Hale's return to the United States in 1895. The drawing is noteworthy for the spontaneity and expressive freedom with which Hale blocked out the details of her costume and her artful pose. In 1916 he received the National Academy of Design's portrait prize, an award that was endowed by Thomas and Maria Proctor, two of the Institute's founders.
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February 2006
