Claudis

Name/Title

Claudis

Entry/Object ID

2020.12

Description

Profile sketch of a man's face and upper torso.

Artwork Details

Medium

pastel and charcoal on paper

Context

Investigating what the artist called “the precarious balancing of realistic and abstract expression,” Roth’s canvases and works on paper showcase her formal training in drawing melded with fleeting moments of formal abstraction. Also seeking to strike a balance between tradition and experimentation, Roth’s works often have unfinished quality to them and seek to capture the complexity, flow, and liveliness of the human form. Claudis exemplifies the “raw edges, the feeling of life and process which exist in an unfinished study” of which Roth spoke

Acquisition

Accession

2020.12-13

Source or Donor

Kohler Foundation, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Judith Roth Revocable Trust and Kohler Foundation, Inc.

Made/Created

Artist

Judith Roth

Date made

1981

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Portrait drawings

Dimensions

Height

21 in

Width

30-1/4 in