Laundry (La Lessive)

1889

Emile Bernard

Associated Names
Emile Bernard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1941

The image features bold, sweeping lines and blocky shapes that create an abstract composition. The figures have rounded heads and draped garments, resembling people sitting and standing. Towards the right, the forms intricately intertwine, suggesting a face with long ears and simple, slit-like eyes. The abstract nature of the artwork sparks recognition of possible human and animalistic forms within a textured landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 4 5/16 x 15 5/8 in. (10.9 x 39.7 cm)
    sheet: 11 13/16 x 18 1/4 in. (30 x 46.4 cm)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Morane 2000, no. 8

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2000

  • Morane, D. Emile Bernard (1868 - 1941). Pont-Aven, 2000, no. 8.

Inscriptions

none

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art (Lugt 1932d)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65222873

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