Deux Femmes assises [Two Women Seated] (r); Nue étendue(v)

Clarence Gagnon

BIRTH YEAR 1881
BIRTH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
DEATH YEAR 1942
DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
MEDIUM Pencil on paper
DATE c. 1908 - 1912
DIMENSIONS 19.4cm x 13.3cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0357
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
(recto) A sketch of a nude female in two positions; one is seated holding her right foot, which is bent over left leg. The second position shows the figure crouching on tip toes with her upper torso extended over her lower body. (verso) A female nude lying on her back with her legs pulled up to one side and her torso twisting in the other direction. Her arm is reaching up and over her head and out of the frame of the picture.

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