Kneeling Girl

Leon KellyWW-1956-084326

1956·Colored crayons and white chalk with graphite on tan wove paper·46.7 × 60.7 cm (18 7/16 × 23 15/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1956
Medium: Colored crayons and white chalk with graphite on tan wove paper
Dimensions: 46.7 × 60.7 cm (18 7/16 × 23 15/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Leon Kelly

Artist

Leon Kelly

Drawing

Leon Kelly was an American painter and muralist active in the postwar period. Working primarily in oil and tempera, he developed a distinctive approach to figuration that combined modernist formal discipline with representational clarity. His work engaged with American social and cultural themes through large-scale compositions.

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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