Bowdoin College Museum of Art | - Untitled (nude female torso)

Preview image of work. pastel on gray wove paper, Untitled (nude female torso) 9583

1985.58.5

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Untitled (nude female torso)

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Artist

George Segal (New York City, New York, 11/26/1924 - 6/9/2000, New Brunswick, New Jersey)

Title

Untitled (nude female torso)

Creation Date

1967

Century

20th century

Dimensions

26 1/8 in. x 19 7/8 in. (66.36 cm x 50.48 cm)

Object Type

drawing

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

pastel on gray wove paper

Credit Line

Gift of Walter K. Gutman, Class of 1924

Copyright

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Accession Number

1985.58.5

“Drawing is a form of thinking,” George Segal once exclaimed. “If I’m changing something in a sculpture, if I’m interested in a different kind of relationship, I draw.” Known primarily for his work as a figurative sculptor, Segal was devoted to drawing—and especially pastels—throughout his artistic career. He did not create sculptures based directly on these drawings, but instead used the exercise of drawing to explore a certain pose or nuance of expression. Although he always worked with live models, photography and film influenced the choices he made in cropping his compositions. This pastel drawing was created at his studio in South Brunswick, New Jersey during a period in which he had devoted himself to casting life-size figures in white plaster. Like his sculptures, this drawing has a ghostly appearance that removes some of the model’s individuality.