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Sand and Wild Roses

Alice Boughton; Alfred Stieglitz

Artwork Details

Sand and Wild Roses
1906
Alice Boughton; Alfred Stieglitz
photogravure on paper
12 7/16 in x 9 1/16 in x 7/16 in (31.59 cm x 23.02 cm x 1.11 cm)
Gift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952
2000/2.141.3

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Subject Matter:

A nude figure crouches in the sand, looking at flora. The title names the flowers as wild roses, which comprise the top half of the composition. The young woman's hair is down, and her right arm is outstretched to give her balance in the sand. The woman's body and the light sand are similar tonalities. Similarly, her hair and the wild roses bushes are darker than the majority of the composition.

Physical Description:

A nude female figure crouches in the sand with her right hand extended toward the ground. She is turned away from the camera, looking at vegetation in the background.

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