A Dramatic Scene with a Fainting Woman

Gustave Doré

Associated Names
Gustave Doré

Artist, French, 1832 - 1883

The image is a sketch showing a group of people in dynamic positions. The individuals have sketchy and impressionistic facial features and hairstyles. They are dressed in loose garments, some with patterns or stains. The background includes architectural elements like pillars and arches. The color scheme is primarily grey and blue with hints of red and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with gray wash, heightened with white gouache (partially oxidized) on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.3 x 8.4 cm (4 13/16 x 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.108

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Brian Sewell, London); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1978; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 174 (color).

Wikidata ID

Q64572802

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