An Elegant Woman with Her Hands Covering Her Eyes

1920

Walter Gramatté

Associated Names
Walter Gramatté

Artist, German, 1897 - 1929

This image is a portrait drawing featuring a side profile of a person's upper body. The individual is positioned in such a way that only the head, neck, and shoulder area are visible, with the face turned to the side. The person's facial features are defined with delicate strokes, showcasing a prominent, softly shaded cheek and slightly colored lips. The hair appears to be swept back, depicted with flowing lines, and it has a light, airy texture that makes it seem voluminous. One of the person's hands is raised and rests softly on the side of the head, with delicate fingers lightly touching the forehead and surrounding the hair. The drawing is executed on a sheet of beige paper, which adds a warm tone to the composition. The sketches and shadings are created using a combination of color pencils or pastels, offering a range of colors from reds and blues to shades of black. The background is left unadorned, allowing the focus to remain on the artistic lines and the ethereal quality of the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored chalks on tracing paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.7 x 25.8 cm (13 1/4 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.11.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf; purchased 1993 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Walter Gramatté 1897-1929: Paintings, Drawings, Prints [exh. cat. The National Gallery of Canada] (Ottawa, 1966), no. 57 (as dated 1922).

1968

  • Walter Gramatté: Bilder Aquarelle Zeichnungen Graphik [exh. cat. Brücke-Museum Berlin] (Berlin, 1968), no. 57 (as dated 1922).

1970

  • Walter Gramatté: Aquarelle Handzeichnungen Druckgraphik [exh. cat. Kunsthalle Bremen] (Bremen, 1970), no. 34.

1992

  • C.G. Boerner, Walter Gramatté Zeichnungen, Düsseldorf: 24 October 1992, no. 19.

Inscriptions

lower right in blue chalk: Walter Gramatté / 20; by later hand?, upper right verso in graphite: 97

Wikidata ID

Q64634022

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