Nude

c. 1856

Frank Chauvassaigne

Associated Names
Frank Chauvassaigne

Artist, French, born 1831

The image depicts a full-length view of a nude person standing on their toes against a wall. The person's arms are raised above their head, hands touching the wall, with their right knee slightly bent. Their head is tilted back slightly, with their face partially visible and displaying smooth facial features and a calm expression. The person has short hair falling softly around their head and is holding a piece of drapery that cascades behind them. The surroundings are slightly out of focus, with upholstery or drapery gathered on the floor to the right and a suggestion of furniture in the foreground. The background is a textured wall that fades into shadow towards the edges, adding to the composition's soft, atmospheric quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 22 × 13.4 cm (8 11/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 33 × 25.2 cm (13 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.28.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Isaacs Photographs, Malvern, PA; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Photographs from the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999, as.

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q64147642

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