Portrait of Edith Nash

Artist Willard Nash (American, 1898 - 1942)

Datec.1921-1936

Mediumoil on canvas

DimensionsImage: 35 3/8 × 23 1/4 in. (89.9 × 59.1 cm)
Frame: 40 5/8 × 28 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (103.2 × 73 × 4.4 cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Emma B. Mosley, 1944

Object number54.23P

DescriptionFull length portrait of a woman (the artist's wife) sitting sideways in a red chair facing the viewer. She has brown hair cut in a bob and is wearing a black cap, green scarf, and gray suit. The woman rests her left hand on her check and her left elbow on the back of the chair. Her right arm rests on her thigh and her right leg is crossed over her left. The background is shades of gray and blue.
Verso: Full length portrait of a seated woman facing the viewer. She has short blond hair and is wearing a blue sweater, a light bluish-green, knee length skirt, and white socks. The woman has her left arm crossed at her stomach with her hand wrapped around her right arm. Her right leg is leaning forward and she wears black and white Oxfords.

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