Steel Drawing/Reclining Nude Edition (Steel Drawing Edition/Amy Reclining)

29 November 1985, sold by the artist, Tom Wesselmann, through Sidney Janis Gallery (New York, NY) to Terese and Alvin S. Lane (Riverdale, NY); 2007, 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. 58.5

• Modernist Sculpture: The Terese & Alvin S. Lane Collection: Chazen Museum of Art, 7/19/2008–9/28/2008
• Lane Collection, The: Twentieth-Century Sculpture and Sculptors' Works on Paper: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 9/30/1995–12/3/1995

Created entirely from thin lines of steel, this "drawing" depicts the outline of a slender nude figure reclining on their back, arms stretched above their head and legs raised. The artwork features gestural lines and sparse details, and the figure’s body stretches horizontally. Most of the body is represented but the work 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 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.

• North America
• Sculpture
• Terese and Alvin S. Lane Collection
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