ticketsMember | Make a donation

Katharine N. Rhoades

ca. 1915
Not on view
This lush drawing reflects de Zayas's mastery of the charcoal medium. Within a single composition, he combined delicate weblike lines with dense black, heavily applied areas of charcoal, while injecting a subtle range of black and gray tones through smudges and erasures. Katharine Nash Rhoades was an American beauty who caught Stieglitz's eye during her many visits to 291 and who was one of the few female painters to show there. In January–February 1915 she and Marion Beckett had a joint exhibition at the gallery. De Zayas's charcoal renderings of both women (see Beckett's portrait, MMA 49.70.189) probably date from that year and were two of his last abstract caricatures. Although the dating is speculative, the Rhoades drawing was done prior to May 1915, when 291 published a variation on its composition with poems by Rhoades and Agnes Meyer. In June 1915 Stieglitz took several photographs of Rhoades, arm bent in an elegant V across her chest, that paid homage to de Zayas's drawing.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Katharine N. Rhoades
  • Artist: Marius de Zayas (Mexican, Veracruz 1880–1961 Stamford, Connecticut)
  • Date: ca. 1915
  • Medium: Charcoal and graphite on paper, mounted on paperboard
  • Dimensions: 24 × 17 3/4 in. (61 × 45.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.70.186
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Sadakichi Hartmann, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and black ink, ink wash, and watercolor with graphite on paper mounted on paperboard
Sadakichi Hartmann
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1910–11
Edward Steichen, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and pen and black ink, ink wash, watercolor, copper metallic paint, and graphite on paper
Edward Steichen
Marius de Zayas
1910
Clarence White, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Charcoal and graphite on paper
Clarence White
Marius de Zayas
1908–9
Max Weber, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and black ink, opaque watercolor, watercolor, and copper metallic paint over graphite on paper
Max Weber
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1910
Alvin Langdon Coburn (recto); Edward Steichen (verso), Marius de Zayas Mexican, Recto: Charcoal and chalk on paper<br/>Verso: Charcoal on paper
Alvin Langdon Coburn (recto); Edward Steichen (verso)
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1908–9

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.