Kneeling Nude from Of Nature, Of Man
1963/1964
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one from a portfolio of 20 lithographs on BFK Rives wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 56.7 × 75.4 cm (22 5/16 × 29 11/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.1587.8
Art Historical Context
Peter Takal's *Kneeling Nude Of Nature, Of Man* (1963/1964) is a striking lithograph from a portfolio of 20 prints on luxurious BFK Rives wove paper, measuring 56.7 × 75.4 cm. This American artist, active in the mid-20th, captured the human form with fluid lines and subtle tonal gradations, evoking a of introspection and harmony between body and environment. The kneeling nude embodies Takal's fascination with the organic interplay of nature and humanity, a theme threading through the entire series. Lithography, the medium here, was undergoing a renaissance in 1960s America through workshops l...
About the Artist
Peter Takal
Peter Takal (1905–1995) was a Romanian-born American artist renowned for his masterful pen-and-ink drawings and prints, which blended precise linear observation with surrealist undertones. Born on December 8, 1905, in Bucharest, Romania, Takal spent his early career in Europe, living and working in Berlin during the 1920s before moving to Paris in the 1930s, where he pursued acting alongside his a...