In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
This watercolor sketch shows two sphinxes in profile, one above the other. The lower one wears a white dress, while the upper is nude and rests her hands on what appears to be a boulder; each register is signed and dated "Lenna 1922." The artist was the daughter of William Barnes's dear friend William Glackens, whose Race Track (1908–9) on the adjacent wall had sparked Barnes's career as a collector. The ponytails worn by Lenna's sphinxes remind viewers that she was only nine years old when she created them.
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William S. Gisch (American, 1906–1989) — Model at the Club
Amedeo Modigliani — Pink Nude—Caryatid (recto); Caryatid (ve
Manolo — Laundress
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William K. Leuthold (American) — Nude
Rik Wouters — Standing Female Nude
Henri Lehmann — The Figure of Sarah, Bride of Tobias
William Glackens — Standing Nude Woman
Pablo Picasso — Nude
George Bellows (American, 1882–1925) — Life Study, Nude Woma
Suzanne Valadon (French, 1865–1938) — Seated Female Nude