The Next Move
The Next Move
Date2023
Dimensions41 3/4 × 61 7/16 in. (106 × 156.1 cm)
Mediumcharcoal, acrylic, wax fabric on paper
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineMrs. George W. Stevens Fund
Object number
2025.35
Not on View
DescriptionMixed-media portrait of a seated black female subject adorned with an
elaborate crown and necklace, cinched statement dress. The subject’s
hands overlap before a chessboard and a white monkey sits upon her
shoulder.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Strategic Interplay: African Art and Imagery in Black and White, November 9, 2024 – February 23, 2025.1st century CE
about 450-430 BCE
3rd-4th century CE
Probably second quarter of first century
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