
Nude Figure Studies
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Not on view at present
Where is “Nude Figure Studies” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2016.60.3
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Franz Kline
The whole lifec. 1935 – 1936
Meeting his future wife, Elizabeth Parsons
During his year in England Kline meets Elizabeth V. Parsons, a British ballet dancer who will become his wife.
c. 1935 – 1936
The Heatherley School of Fine Art in London
After studying art at Boston University from 1931 to 1935, Kline spends a year in England attending the Heatherley School of Fine Art in London.
1938
Returning to the United States with Elizabeth Parsons
In 1938 Kline returns to the United States, accompanied by Elizabeth Parsons, the British ballet dancer he met in England. On his return he works as a designer for a department store.








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