Reclining Nude

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1855

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsOverall (plate and mat): 3 1/4 × 6 3/4 inches (8.26 × 17.15 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.346

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DescriptionImage(s) of a nude woman reclining on her side with right arm draped in front and left arm bent with hand raised to chin. She wears tiny braids in her hair, a beaded necklace, earrings, and rings. Her lips and cheeks are colored a rosy hue. This stereo daguerreotype is housed in a black and gold passe-partout style enclosure.Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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