Blonde

1901

Armand Rassenfosse

Associated Names
Armand Rassenfosse

Artist, Belgian, 1862 - 1934

The image depicts a figure rendered in a delicate and somewhat incomplete manner. The person is shown kneeling with raised arms, hands intertwined above their head. Their facial features are subtle, with a focus on the eyes and mouth. The person's hair is long and appears to flow upward, following the line of their arms. They are unclothed, shown in a minimalist style with gentle shading outlining the form. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is an abstract, shaded area, creating a soft, textured contrast to the figure, with darker tones near the edges that fade toward the center of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint and roulette on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.5 x 10.2 cm (11 5/8 x 4 in.)
    plate: 30.9 x 11.5 cm (12 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 32.9 cm (12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.78.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rouir 1984, no. 388, undescribed state between i and ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Ensor and His Contemporaries: Printmaking in Belgium from 1863 to 1929, C. G. Boerner, New York, 2009.

Bibliography

1984

  • Rouir, Eugène. Armand Rassenfosse : catalogue raisonne´ de l’œuvre gravé. Brussels, 1984: no. 388, undescribed state between i and ii

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Etat unique; lower left in graphite: Rassenfosse; by later hand, lower left in graphite: voir au dos; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 1901 "Blonde" / vernis mou / [not deciphered] la sti du aquafortistes Belges--no. 8 / 98 / 9802485 / 6137

Wikidata ID

Q76441133

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