Abstract depiction of a faceless reclined female nude.

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];

Tulsa. 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. Phoenix Art Museum (June 5-September 6, 2015); Santa Fe. 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.

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