Where Do the Arms Go in Art?

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Where Do the Arms Go in Art?
The Model's Posing Arms Go Where?

Art by Euan Uglow,
Edward Hopper, Walt Kuhn, Solon H. Borglum,
George Grosz, William H. Johnson, William Chadwick,
and Henri Matisse, in this order below.

1
Standing Nude
Euan Uglow (1932-2000) British
Oil on plywood, 14" x 19" (w x h), 1960-1
Tate Museum, London, England, UK

2
Standing Female Nude with One Arm Raised
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) American
Fabricated chalk on paper, 11" x 17" (w x h), circa 1920-1925
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

3
Standing Nude
Walt Kuhn, (1877-1949) American
Linoleum cut on paper, 4" x 11" (w x h), circa 1915-1927
Smithsonian American Art Museum

4
Nude, Spring
Solon H. Borglum (1868-1922) American
Charcoal on paper, 19" x 25" (w x h), 1919
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

5
Standing Female Nude
George Grosz (1893-1959), German, American
Conté crayon on paper, 9" x 11" (w x h), circa 1920
Swann Auction Gallery, NY, sold 2020, $2,250 USD
Private Collection

6
Standing Female Nude
with Red Hair and Hands on Head
William H. Johnson (1901-1970) American
Tempera on paperboard, 22" x 28" (w x h), circa 1939-1940
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

7
Standing Nude Female
William Chadwick (1879-1962) British born, American
Charcoal on paper
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

8
Académie bleue / Blue Academy
Nude Study in Blue
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) French
Oil on canvas, 21" x 29" (w x h), circa 1899-1900
Tate Museum, London, England, UK