William Steen
Sex Study No. 1

Sex Study No. 1
Sex Study No. 1
Sex Study No. 1
ArtistAmerican, 1949–2008
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sex Study No. 1
Date1992
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumWatercolor and graphite on paper
DimensionsSheet: 21 × 17 5/8 in. (53.3 × 44.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour in memory of James Reaben
Object number92.427
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Figuring the Body", February 25 through May 25, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Marked in pencil on recto below image, lower left corner: "1992" center: "SEX STUDY I"
Signed in pencil on recto, lower right corner, below image: "W. Steen"

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