Femme nue passant sa chemise (Nude Woman Taking Off Her Chemise)

c. 1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows the upper half of a person's body in a side view, with their head turned downward. The person is in a seated, crouched position, with knees bent and body slightly leaning forward. The facial features are suggested rather than detailed, with closed eyes and relaxed features. The hair is long, flowing, and tousled, blending into the sketchy style of the drawing. The person appears unclothed, with emphasis on the contours of the body created by soft, curving lines. There are no visible jewelry or objects held in their hands. The background is plain, with no distinct setting, comprised of a series of hatching and cross-hatching lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.6 × 13 cm (6 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 44 × 29.7 cm (17 5/16 × 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3803

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 108, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "3me etat" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "G103III" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "K 7045[stricken] MK 29070" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64959382

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