Bimbo che dorme (Sleeping Boy)

1873/1874

Giuseppe Grandi

Associated Names
Giuseppe Grandi

Artist, Italian, 1843 - 1894

The image is a sketch of a person in a sleeping position, with only the upper half of their body visible. The person's head is tilted to the side, resting on a pillow or cushion, and their hands are tucked under their chin. The sketch features delicate facial features with closed eyes, short tousled hair, and light clothing. The background is minimalistic with soft shading, and the sketch is centered on a light-colored sheet with the artist's name, G. Grandi, inscribed below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with monotype wiping on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.6 × 11.6 cm (6 9/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.4 × 33.3 cm (17 1/16 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.77.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mezzetti 1935, no. 320

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1935

  • Mezzetti, Amalia.L'acquaforte lombarda nella seconda metà dell'800. Milan, 1935: no. 320

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: G. GRANDI; lower right in graphite: H 15(?) / [not deciphered] / su amico P. Vercesi

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