Woman Sketching at a Museum

1890s

Frédéric Florian after Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Frédéric Florian

Artist, Swiss, 1858 - 1926

Jean-Louis Forain

Artist After, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows two women in a room that appears to be an art gallery or museum. One woman is seated and focused on a notebook or sketchpad in her lap. The other woman is standing and looking at the seated woman's work. Both women are wearing elegant dresses and hats, with one woman's hair styled up and topped with feathers. There is a bust sculpture on a pedestal, a large urn, and paintings or artwork displayed in the background. A man is also visible in the distance. The room has a classical and formal ambiance with architectural elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.2 × 16 cm (8 3/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.1 × 26.4 cm (13 1/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.558


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in block, at lower right: J Forain; at lower right in graphite: Florian [underlined]; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65568481

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