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"Coral" (Study for Mural, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago)

Walter Shirlaw

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A sepia-toned drawing of a nude woman standing in front of a tan wall with an archway. The woman has her left arm raised and bent at the elbow, with her hand on top of her head. Her right arm is raised above her head with her elbow bent. She is wearing a flowing cloth wrapped around her waist and draped over her left shoulder. The woman appears to be standing on a block or ledge. The drawing appears to be a study for a mural.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1892
Medium
Charcoal and pastel on tan wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
369 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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