Catherine prépare le tub et Louise nue se coiffe (Catherine Prepares the Bath and Louise, Nude, Fixes her Hair)

1895

Suzanne Valadon

Associated Names
Suzanne Valadon

Artist, French, 1865 - 1938

The image shows a full-body view of a nude woman seated on a draped surface, with her legs slightly apart. She has her hands raised and touching her dark, styled or gathered hair. Her facial features are finely drawn, with eyes cast downward. To her side, another figure is crouched down, focusing on an object resembling a bowl. The background is plain, with a textured, sketch-like quality. The image focuses on the human form and posture with simple lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    soft ground etching and drypoint [proof] on buff laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.8 × 22.5 cm (9 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 48.4 × 31.4 cm (19 1/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.38.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Petrides 1971, no. E7 [proof]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1971

  • Pétridès, Paul. L'Oeuvre complet de Suzanne Valadon. Paris: Compagnie Francaise des Arts Graphiques, 1971: no. E7 [proof]

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: Suzanne Valadon / 95 [in reverse]; lower right below plate in graphite: Suzanne Valadon / 1895; lower center in graphite [not deciphered]; by later hand, lower right in graphite: vernis mous et pointe seche

Markings

none

Watermarks

l'Ecolier / C&F

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