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1933

  • Work on this object began.

1943

  • Work on this object ended.

1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Dancing Nude Females (Lunette)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Christina Malman. It is dated ca. 1938 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and ink, white gouache, blue color pencil on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Dexter Masters.

Its dimensions are

24.3 × 51.1 cm (9 9/16 × 20 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in brush and ink, lower right: Malman

Cite this object as

Drawing, Dancing Nude Females (Lunette); Christina Malman (American, b. England, 1911–1959); USA; pen and ink, brush and ink, white gouache, blue color pencil on cream paper; 24.3 × 51.1 cm (9 9/16 × 20 1/8 in.); 1960-214-96

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