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THBLeon Kroll (American, 1884-1975) Seated Nude, A Study for the Mural Justice Defeated
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Leon Kroll (American, 1884-1975)
Seated Nude, A Study for the Mural Justice Defeated
Signed "Leon Kroll" in pencil l.c., identified as "25. Nude Negress (Study) for The Defeat of Justice mural by Leon Kroll" on a fragmentary typed label affixed to the back of the frame.
Oil and charcoal on paper, 28 x 20 3/4 in. (71.3 x 52.7 cm), framed.
Condition: Rippling, wide area of mat burn to the margins of the recto, unpressed crease to l.l. quadrant, tack holes to perimeter, hinged to window mat with brown paper tape at the upper corners, toning to the reverse.
Provenance: A New Hampshire estate.
N.B. This seated nude is a study for one of the figures in Kroll's oil on canvas murals located in the Attorney General Conference Room, Department of Justice, Washington, DC. According to the website The Living New Deal, the New Deal was responsible for a magnificent array of artworks that embellish the Department of Justice building. The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned artists to create 68 murals between 1936 and 1941 for $68,000, or one percent of the building cost. Leon Kroll painted two large lunettes, Justice Triumphant and Justice Defeated, in 1936.
In Justice Triumphant, two figures symbolize justice: a woman and a black-robed judge modeled upon Justice Harlan Stone. Justice Defeated represents the tragedy and havoc caused by the absence of justice. (1) In the finished composition, this particular figure of a seated nude is posed in the background, turned away and shielding her head from a threatening male figure snapping a whip.
1. https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/department-justice-leon-kroll-justice-triumphant-mural-washington-dc/ (accessed 8/13/2021)Condition
Condition: Framed dimensions: 34 x 24 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
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