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Untitled (Five Nudes)
Untitled (Five Nudes)

Untitled (Five Nudes)

Lester Johnson (American, 1919–2010)
1967
Medium/TechniqueLithograph on Arches wove paper
Dimensions57 x 76 cm (22 7/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund
Accession number2001.553
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Description
The central figures in Untitled (Five Nudes) are modeled on the Three Graces, a well known Classical sculpture dating to the 3rd-Century B.C.   Lester Johnson takes advantage of the painterly qualities of lithography to imbue his figures with sensuality.  The print retains the immediacy of an impromptu sketch.
InscriptionsRecto lower left in graphite pencil: 7/15 Verso lower left in graphite pencil: 54ProvenanceThe artist directly to Albert Merola Gallery (Universal Fine Objects), Provincetown, MA; purchased by MFA, September 2001.
CopyrightReproduced with permission. Courtesy, Albert Merola Gallery.