Lawton Parker (1868-1953), Reclining Nude, c. 1913, pastel on paper, 9 x 11 inches
The tightness of the pastel rendering and the complex use of yellow, blue, pink, and green along the figure’s legs, torso, and face suggest that Reclining Nude is not just a quick sketch, but a thoughtful study or possibly a precursor to La Paresse.
Detail of Reclining Nude. Images courtesy of Madron Gallery.
Summer Reading
William S. Schwartz: Color and Coloratura delves into the vibrant and wide-ranging oeuvre of a man who helped define what it meant to be a twentieth century Chicago artist working during the tumultuous period encompassing the Jazz Age, Clutch Plague, and Second World War. From his early years as an opera-singing Russian immigrant who shocked instructors with his unprecedented palettes, to his later, more mature explorations in form and abstraction — particularly his famed Symphonic Forms series — William S. Schwartz: Color and Coloratura traces the winding journey of a prolific and unapologetic artist through in-depth analyses of more than 20 of his genre-defying paintings and lithographs.
Madron Gallery’s in-house press publishes high-quality art books that focus on the lives and works of influential, lesser-known modern artists, particularly those with a connection to Chicago. To place orders shipping outside of the continental United States, please contact the gallery at (312) 640-1302.
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