Standing Nude Woman Holding a Box
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
image: 33 x 25.2 cm (13 x 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection
Accession Number
2004.109.33.a
Art Historical Context
Karel Vitezslav Masek's *Standing Nude Woman Holding Box* (1896) is a poised graphite drawing on paper, measuring 33 x 25.2 cm. Captured in the artist's precise lines and subtle shading, the work depicts a standing female nude cradling a small box, evoking quiet introspection amid the academic tradition of figure studies popular in late 19th-century Europe. As a Czech artist active during the fin-de-siècle era, Masek contributed to the evolving modernist scene, where drawings like this served as essential explorations of anatomy and form. Graphite's fine texture allowed for masterful tonal mo...