Selections from the Permanent Collection
Philip Pearlstein. Seated Nude with Kimono, 1983. Aquatint and etching. 10 x 7 7/8 inches. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum, 2009.7.29. Museum purchase. © Betty Cunningham Gallery, New York.
Abraham Walkowitz. Three Abstract Women, 1915. Watercolor on paper. 22 1/2 x 17 inches. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. 2000.15.254. Museum purchase.
Guy Pène du Bois. Shoe Shop. Oil on canvas. 25 x 20 inches. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. 2000.15.171. Museum purchase. © James Graham & Sons, New York.
November 7, 2015 — March 6, 2016
Including work by American and Mexican artists from The Baker Museum’s permanent collection, Dressed and Undressed presents 20th century representations of the female form as well as the clothing, shoes and accessories that adorn it. This exhibition includes paintings, drawings and prints that celebrate the art of fashion and the diverse ways to represent female beauty. A complement to Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the ‘70s, this exhibition features a variety of pictorial styles. The selection invites the viewer to identify the correspondences between the exquisite designs by Saint-Laurent and Halston displayed in the main gallery and the fascinating works on view here.
This exhibition has been organized by Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum.