Study for Steel Drawing/Amy Reclining

21 January 1986, sold by the artist, Tom Wesselmann, through Sidney Janis Gallery (New York) to Terese and Alvin S. Lane (Riverdale, NY); 2008, deposited on long-term loan to the Chazen Museum of Art; 2012, bequeathed to the Chazen Museum of Art

• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Terese and Alvin S. Lane Collection: Twentieth-Century Sculpture and Sculptors' Works on Paper." Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1995. cat. no. 58.4

• Lane Collection, The: Twentieth-Century Sculpture and Sculptors' Works on Paper: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 9/30/1995–12/3/1995

Drawn with black pen on white paper, this sketch depicts a slender nude figure reclining on their back, arms stretched above their head and legs raised. The sketch features gestural lines and sparse details, and the figure’s body spans the width of the horizontal paper. Most of the body is represented but the sketch does not show the figure’s hands or feet. On the left, the figure’s head turns toward the viewer, partially obscured by their right arm that stretches above their head. Chin-length hair and lips are the only depicted facial features. The figure arches their back, accentuating a slim torso and hips. Breasts with prominent nipples lie flat, and bikini tan lines are visible around the breasts and hip. A patch of dark, wavy lines is visible between the raised legs, below the navel. The left leg is lifted and bent at a right angle, while the right leg is lifted and stretches toward the right side of the paper.

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