Alfred Maurer (1868-1932), Female Nude

Ink on paper, signed at lower right in pencil, matted and framed under glass.

DOA 17 x 14.75 in.

From the Collection of the late Nicholas Ellis, New York, NY

Called by many "the first American modernist painter," Maurer was born in New York City. He studied at the National Academy of Design before leaving for Paris in 1897. While in Paris, he studied briefly at the Académie Julien and befriended Gertrude and Leo Stein who introduced him to avant-garde artists including Henri Matisse and Paul Cezanne.

Toning to sheet and staining to top edge of sheet; not examined out of the frame.