About the Object
Abstracted images of a nude figure, reclining in space. Scene perhaps set outdoors—the green at the bottom right is suggestive of grass. The figure is defined by right angles, which contrast the softer lines that radiate in the surrounding space.
Additional Information
In 1913, one of Dawson’s paintings was included in the reduced version of the Armory Show held in Chicago, at which he purchased Marcel Duchamp’s Nude (Study), Sad Young Man on a Train, 1911–12.
The Artist;
Estate of the Artist;
By descent to the Artist’s widow, Lillian Dawson;
Estate of Lillian Dawson;
By bequest to Private Collection, 1997;
[Richard Norton Gallery, Chicago, IL];
Jan T. and Marica Vilcek Collection, New York, NY, 2012-2021;
Tulsa, OK. Philbrook Museum of Art. From New York to New Mexico: Masterworks of American Modernism from the Vilcek Foundation Collection (February 8-May 3, 2015); Phoenix, AZ. Phoenix Art Museum (June 5-September 6, 2015); Santa Fe, NM. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum (September 25, 2015-January 10, 2016).
Ploog, Randy J. and Myra Bairstow. Manierre Dawson (1887-1969): A Catalogue Raisonné. Jacksonville, FL: The Three Graces, LLC, 2011, p. 212, ill. 1913.39.
Agee, William C. and Lewis Kachur. Masterpieces of American Modernism: From the Vilcek Collection. London: Merrell, 2013, pp. 154-155, 265, ill. p. 155.
