Mid 20th Century Abstract Nude Drawing

Description

This abstract nude was done in 1956 using pen and ink with wash by the late artist, Nona Craycraft Wirt. … more This abstract nude was done in 1956 using pen and ink with wash by the late artist, Nona Craycraft Wirt. It is part of the inherited collection of her works. This expressive nude was drawn on standard Strathmore drawing paper and measures 12" x 18".

Nona was a midwestern artist, born in Glasford, Illinois and attended Illinois Weseleyn University, in Bloomington, IL, where she received her BA in Fine Art in 1950. She then went on to study printmaking at the University of Colorado in Boulder where she was the first woman to receive her MFA in her program in 1952. She taught printmaking and art history at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois in the mid 50's and 60's. Her work has been shown throughout the USA. Pieces have hung in the Toledo Museum of art and sold to major corporations and private individuals across the country. less