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The Figure in American Art: 1766-1971

Spring/Summer 2015

John  White Alexander (1856-1915)

John  White Alexander (1856-1915)
Green Girl (Juliette), circa 1897    

oil on canvas
48 x 35 ½ inches

Gifford Beal (1879-1956) , Bass Rocks, Gloucester, circa 1923-30

Gifford Beal (1879-1956

Bass Rocks, Gloucester, circa 1923-30

oil on board

20 x 24 inches

 

Romare Bearden (1911-1988), Junction Piquette, 1971

Romare Bearden (1911-1988)

Junction Piquette, 1971

fabric collage on canvas

92 x 68 inches

 

George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925), The Black Derby, 1905

George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)

The Black Derby, 1905

oil on canvas

26 x 20 inches

 

 

Cecil Crosley Bell (1906-1970), Ferry Ride at Night, 1951    

Cecil Crosley Bell (1906-1970)

Ferry Ride at Night, 1951    

oil on masonite
17 x 31 3/8 inches

Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951), Portrait of Ellie at Three, 1927

Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951)

Portrait of Ellie at Three, 1927

watercolor and gouache on buff paper

14 7/8 x 19 1/8 inches 

John George Brown (1831-1913)

John George Brown (1831-1913)
His Only Love, circa 1889

oil on canvas

24 ¼ x 16 ¼ inches

William Anderson Coffin (1855-1925)

William Anderson Coffin (1855-1925)
After Breakfast, 1882   

oil on board
10 5/8 x 8 ½ inches 

Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1822-1888)

Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1822-1888)
The Departure, 1865 

signed F.O.C. Darley, lower left  
oil on canvas

bears original frame
18 x 24 inches

Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1822-1888), The Return, 1866    

Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1822-1888)

The Return, 1866    
oil on canvas

bears original frame
18 x 24 inches

Arthur Bowen Davies (1862–1928), Synchromy with Figures, circa 1916

Arthur Bowen Davies (1862–1928)

Synchromy with Figures, circa 1916

oil, ink, and graphite on panel

16 x 10 7/8 inches

Dorothy Dehner (1901-1994), The Mandarin and Companion, 1961

Dorothy Dehner (1901-1994)

The Mandarin and Companion, 1961

each, bronze with gold patina;

one, 9 x 2 x 2 inches;

the other, 7 ½ x 2 x 2 ½ inches

Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939)

Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939)
signed F.C. Frieseke, lower left

oil on canvas
25 ½ x 32 inches

William Glackens (1870-1938), Girl with Fruit

William Glackens (1870-1938)

Girl with Fruit

oil on canvas

10 ½ x 7 inches

William Glackens (1870-1938)

William Glackens (1870-1938)
Seated Nude and Beach Scene: A Double Sided Painting     
oil on panel
7 ¾ x 13 ¾ inches

Grace Hartigan (1922-2008), Seated Figure I, circa 1952

Grace Hartigan (1922-2008)

Seated Figure I, circa 1952

pen, brush, black ink, and ink wash on paper

12 x 10 ½ 

Grace Hartigan (1922-2008)

Grace Hartigan (1922-2008)
Untitled, 1953    

oil on canvas
72 x 40 inches

Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935) , The Dressing Table, 1918

Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935) 

The Dressing Table, 1918

oil on panel

6 ½ x 5 inches

George  Hitchcock (1850-1913)

George  Hitchcock (1850-1913)
A Field of Hyacinths, Holland, circa 1890s    

oil on canvas
28 ½ x 32 ¼ inches

George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)

George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)
A Day at the Zoo, circa 1910-15    
watercolor and pencil on paper
10 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches

George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933), Matches Mary, circa 1905

George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)

Matches Mary, circa 1905

oil on canvas

36 1/4 x 30 1/4 inches

Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937)

Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937)
Pan of Rohallion     

bronze with brown patina
15 inches

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Girl on a Carousel Horse, 1954    
tempera on panel
10 5/16 x 8 6/16 inches

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr. (1831-1915), Collecting Autumn Leaves, 1868

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr. (1831-1915)

Collecting Autumn Leaves, 1868

oil on canvas

12 ½ x 16 ½ inches

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)
The Green Umbrella, circa 1910-15    

oil on panel
8 5/8 x 12 inches

James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923), Woman in White, circa 1921

James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923)

Woman in White, circa 1921

oil on canvas

22 ½ x 15 ½ inches

James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923), Woman in White with Flowers, circa 1886

James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923)

Woman in White with Flowers, circa 1886

oil on canvas

15 ¼ x 6 ¾ inches

Everett Shinn (1876-1953), Pool Room

Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Pool Room

pastel on brown paper

13 ¼ x 20 ¼ inches

Everett Shinn (1876-1953), The Yellow Dancer

Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

The Yellow Dancer

pastel on board

14 3/8 x 19 ½ inches

Robert Vickrey (1926-2011), Frisbee Thrower, circa 1965-70

Robert Vickrey (1926-2011)

Frisbee Thrower, circa 1965-70

egg tempera on masonite

10 x 14 inches

Louis Charles Vogt (1864-1939)                                                    , The Fourth of July, 1912

Louis Charles Vogt (1864-1939)                                                    

The Fourth of July, 1912

watercolor, pastel, and graphite on paper laid on board

7 1/8 x 9 ½ inches

Benjamin West (1738-1820), Portrait of Booth Grey, 1766

Benjamin West (1738-1820)

Portrait of Booth Grey, 1766

oil on canvas

30 x 25 inches

William Zorach (1887-1966), Figures in a Landscape

William Zorach (1887-1966)

Figures in a Landscape

watercolor and pencil on paper

13 ½ x 10 1/8 inches