This standing nude woman is sculpted from black-tinted beeswax on a wood plank base. Her body is supported by a metal rod that connects the base to her right hip, to our left. Her hair seems to be pulled up and her facial features are indistinct. She steps forward onto her right foot, on our left in this photograph, so that the toes of her other foot touch the pool of wax on the base behind her. She lifts her right arm, on our left, in front of her so her upper arm is parallel to the base, and seems to look toward that hand. Her other arm is held away and slightly behind her body. Light reflects off some areas of the wax, which are smooth, while other areas are rough. The background lightens from charcoal gray along the top to nickel gray along the bottom of the photograph.
Artwork Details
- Date
- c. 1885/1890
- Medium
- pigmented beeswax, metal armature, wood slivers, cork, on wooden base
- Dimensions
- 951 × 1200 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original