The image shows a person's body in a dynamic pose, with one leg raised and bent at the knee and the other leg extended. The individual is captured mid-motion, with their upper body slightly leaning forward and one…

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Female Nude from Behind

Arthur B. Davies, c. 1917-1928

The image shows a person's body in a dynamic pose, with one leg raised and bent at the knee and the other leg extended. The individual is captured mid-motion, with their upper body slightly leaning forward and one… · description from the collection

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Artist: Arthur B. Davies ¹
Date: c. 1917-1928 ¹
Medium: charcoal and chalk on laid paper ¹
Original: 3,122 × 4,000 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Arthur B. Davies, wife of the artist, 1930)

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