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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
Museum record:
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