Study of a Woman's Dress

probably c. 1820

John Vanderlyn

Associated Names
John Vanderlyn

Artist, American, 1775 - 1852

This is an unfinished sketch showing a partial view of a person's upper body. The drawing features the torso area with details of clothing, including a dress with a deep collar, gathered fabric at the shoulders, and a sash tied in a bow at the front. The background is a plain, light-colored paper with no additional elements. The face, hair, and any jewelry or objects are not illustrated.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and black chalk heightened with white chalk on pink wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection, Avalon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.1 × 21.3 cm (11 1/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.4.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; acquired 1982 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 10.

Wikidata ID

Q64584401

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