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1905

  • Work on this object began.

1959

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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Drawing, Seated Female Nude

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated 1905 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is black pastel, white chalk on grey paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robert I. Aitken. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken.

Its dimensions are

14 × 23.3 cm (5 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in red pastel, right center: Paris Aitken / 1905

Cite this object as

Drawing, Seated Female Nude; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; black pastel, white chalk on grey paper; 14 × 23.3 cm (5 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1959-87-12

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