Bust of a Young Girl

1860

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Artist, French, 1827 - 1875

The image shows a sketched portrait of a person's upper body in profile facing left. The individual's head is slightly tilted downwards, and their neck and shoulders are visible. The facial features are delicately etched, with a prominent nose and closed lips. The hair is styled neatly, pulled back and away from the face. There are no specific clothing details visible. The sketch is enclosed within an irregular rectangular form, with shading and cross-hatching around the figure. The background is plain and beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    The Helena E.M. Gunnarsson Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.8 × 11.5 cm (6 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 16.8 × 11.8 cm (6 5/8 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.66.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil 1906 - 1926, no. 5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373). (Nicolaas Teeuwisse OHG, Berlin); purchased 2023 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969: no. 5

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower left: Capeaux inv et fecit 1860; verso: none

Markings

François Heugel (Lugt 3373)

Watermarks

none

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