Roberta Peck (Born 1947) American, Framed Cast Paper Monotype Nude Sculpture. Swirling delicate shapes glazed into the feminine form. Signed in pencil bottom right. 

Overall Size: 39 x 31 in. 

Sight Size: 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. 

Roberta Peck was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1947. She became interested in sculpture as a youth, and graduated from Kent State University with a double degree in Fine Arts and Art Education in 1969. She then spent two years studying European art, focusing primarily on classic sculpture and bas relief. After predominantly working in traditional casting and sculpting media, Roberta began to seek media and methods that would allow for sculptural images that were not heavy and cumbersome. She was not satisfied with mechanical devices, such as vacuum forming or intaglio, which do not allow for deep sharp detail. After much experimentation she and her husband, Asa, worked out a method of hand casting that allowed for the creation of dramatic, yet delicate sculptural relief that seemed to float within a frame. She won multiple national competitions with her work and developed an international audience, with collectors all over the world. Today, she is well known for her nudes of both male and female figures and her feminine images of dancers and ladies in various states of motion and relaxation.