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Isadora Duncan

Abraham Walkowitz

Artwork Details

Isadora Duncan
1909-1950
Abraham Walkowitz
pen, watercolor, and graphite on paper
13 13/16 in x 9 3/16 in (35.08 cm x 23.34 cm);22 in x 18 in (55.88 cm x 45.72 cm);19 in x 14 1/8 in (48.26 cm x 35.88 cm)
Gift of Abraham Walkowitz
1950/1.119

Description

Subject Matter:

The woman in this drawing, dancer, Isadora Duncan, was a favorite subject of Walkowitz, who made hundreds of similar drawings.

Physical Description:

A drawing of a woman seeming to lurch to the right, with one knee bent as if beginning to run. Her left arm is draped across front of her body, and her right arm is extended to the left, parallel to the top of the frame.

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