Maynard Dixon - Slim Figure 1930 20" x 10"

Maynard Dixon (American, 1875-1946)
Slim Figure, 1930

Charcoal on laid paper
Paper: 20” x 10”
Frame: 29” x 18.5”

Signed Lower Right with Artist’s Initials and Dated: ‘MD / June 1930’
Verso: Titled, Dated, Signed: “SLIM FIGURE” / June - 1930 / by Maynard Dixon

Standing at a three-quarters position from the artist and viewer, a woman holds her arms away from her body and twists towards us. Expressionless, Dixon turns this portrait of a women into a study of form, figure, and shape. His lines seamlessly transition from thick to thin in a skilled effort to portray the dimensions and contours of the body with precision. Faint shadows are added to the legs and breasts of the figure to emphasize her form.

Provenance:
The Artist
Edith Hamlin Dixon, wife of Artist
John Dixon, California, son of Artist
Medicine Man Gallery, Inc., Tucson, Arizona
Los Angeles, California
Private Collection, Utah