Sitting male nude

© The Estate of James Edward Davis

Sitting male nude

Currently not on view

Sitting male nude,

1939

James Edward Davis, 1901–1974; born Clarksburg, WV; died Princeton, NJ; active New York and Princeton
x1969-400.125

Information

Title
Sitting male nude
Dates

1939

Maker
James Edward Davis
Medium
Graphite and pastel
Dimensions
31.9 × 20.4 cm (12 9/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist, Class of 1923
Object Number
x1969-400.125
Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower center: James E. Davis
Inscription
in graphite, lower left: Oct. 6-'39
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
pastels, graphite, paper (fiber product)
Subject
men, sitting, chairs, nudes

James Edward Davis; Gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum

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