Nude Seated on a Pedestal
1909
Medium
translucent watercolor, graphite, and charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 25.4 × 17.1 cm (10 × 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Christopher and Beverly With in memory of Karl and Gerda With
Accession Number
2023.140.2
Art Historical Context
**Nude Seated on a Pedestal** (1909) by Max invites visitors into the intimate world of early 20th-century modernism. This delicate drawing, featuring translucent watercolor, graphite, and charcoal on wove (measuring 10 × 6 3/4 inches), captures a contemplative female nude perched on a pedestal. Housed in the National Gallery of Art as a generous gift from Christopher and Beverly With in memory of Karl andda With, it exemplifies Weber's skillful blend of media, where watercolor's luminosity softens forms, graphite provides precise lines, and charcoal adds depth and texture. Russian-born Ameri...
About the Artist
Max Weber
Max Weber (1881–1961), born in Białystok in the Russian Empire (now Poland) to Orthodox Jewish parents, immigrated to Brooklyn, New York, at age ten with his family, joining his tailor father.) There, he pursued art studies at the Pratt Institute under Arthur Wesley Dow, an innovative teacher who emphasized expression and form over traditional narrative, drawing from Japanese art and Paul Gauguin....