Artist: John Middleton Freeman. (Charlottesville, VA c. 1919-2000).
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Title: Reclining female nude reading with a jag.
Signed: with monogram M; Dated: '66; Contemporary Inscription verso: Nude study, $20, #1.
Dimensions: Sheet 9" x 11 1/2". Mat 12" x 16".
Date: 1966.
Materials and Techniques: Sepia drawing on wove paper.
Mat and Frame: Matted, no backing sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Middleton Freeman Portfolio.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Note:
- This work refers to Correggio's work Reading Mary Magdalene.