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Nude Seen from Behind

Berthe Morisot, 1889

Nude Seen from Behind by Berthe Morisot

1.70 m

Both at true scale.

11 cm × 14 cm

Smaller than your phone. You would need 12 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 14 cm
Width: 11 cm
Medium: Drypoint on cream laid paper
Kind: Print
Made in: France
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Image: 13.9 × 9.8 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 9.8 cm × 14 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Albert Roullier Memorial Collection

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Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 11 cm × 14 cm. Smaller than your phone. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1889. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Albert Roullier Memorial Collection.
How was it made?: Drypoint on cream laid paper, made in France.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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