Female Torso II
1962
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lithograph on Arches paper
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.2079
Art Historical Context
**Female Torso II**, a striking 1962 lithograph by American artist William Brice, the elegant fragmentation of the female form on fine Arches paper. Printed in the early 1960s, this work exemplifies Brice's modernist approach to the figure, blending classical anatomy with cubist-inspired abstraction. His torsos evoke ancient Greek sculptures like the Venus de Milo, yet they dissolve into rhythmic planes and contours, reflecting postwar explorations of form and emotion. As a lithograph, the piece showcases Brice's mastery of the medium, where greasy crayon and tusche on limestone allow for nua...