Hanging Clown (Pierrôt pendu)

1894

Adolphe Léon Willette

Associated Names
Adolphe Léon Willette

Artist, French, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a woman standing in a doorway with her arms outstretched. She is wearing a light, translucent gown with lace trimming. Behind her is a dark interior while to her right, a man in a cap and buttoned shirt is looking towards her. Sketches of windows or doors are in the background, creating depth in the room.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

Bibliography

1991

  • Boyer, Patricia Eckert, and Phillip Dennis Cate. L'Estampe originale: Artistic Printmaking in France 1893 - 1895. Zwolle, 1991.

Inscriptions

lower right in blue pencil: 14 / A. Willette; lower left in image: AWillette

Markings

blindstamp of L'Estampe originale

Wikidata ID

Q76335100

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