Bust-length Woman in Profile with Arms in Front and One Finger on Cheek

Artist John Douglas Patrick (American, 1863 - 1937)

Dateundated

MediumCharcoal on paper

DimensionsUnframed: 24 5/8 x 18 5/16 inches (62.56 x 46.51 cm)
Framed: 32 x 25 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (81.28 x 65.41 x 4.45 cm)

Credit LineGift of the families of Grayce Patrick Wray and Hazel Patrick Rickenbacher, daughters of the artist, from the collection of Cherie Wray Smith and Pattie Rickenbacher Hogan in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Object number2009.47.4

SignedSigned in ink, center left, above sitter's proper right arm: "D. Patrick"

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DescriptionThis large charcoal drawing is a profile portrait of a young woman who appears to be leaning with her arms folded over the back of a chair or table top. The woman's head is turned so that the viewer may only see the proper left side of her face. The index finger of her proper left hand touches her cheek near her ear while her chin rests on the knuckles of this same hand. The woman's hair is loosely arranged in a fashionable bouffant. She wears a long-sleeved blouse with a high collar to which a large brooch is pinned. The woman's hair, face, collar, brooch, and proper left sleeve are much more detailed than her proper right sleeve and the chair or table top on which she leans.

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