Nude, Blue Drape
Datec. 1931
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumTempera underpainting on gesso layed on illustration board
Dimensions27 7/8 × 20 1/16 in. (70.8 × 51 cm)
frame: 32 3/8 × 24 1/4 in. (82.2 × 61.6 cm)
frame: 32 3/8 × 24 1/4 in. (82.2 × 61.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1980
Object number1980-25
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis unfinished panel gives a glimpse into Sloan's technique: this is an underpainting executed in tempera. To finish it, the artist would have layered glazes on top developing depth and color.
