Nude Figure Lying Down

c. 1906

Theodore Roussel

Associated Names
Theodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

Theodore Roussel

Printer, British, 1847 - 1926

The image depicts a nude woman lying face down on a textured surface, with her entire body shown from head to toe. Her upper body is propped up on her elbows, causing her back to arch slightly. She faces away from the viewer, with dark hair styled in a bun at the nape of her neck. The etching emphasizes the contours and muscles of her body. The background features abstract, dark linear patterns contrasting with the lighter skin tone and the surface she lies upon. The composition is in a monochrome palette with warm tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 10.1 × 14.9 cm (4 × 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7543

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 67, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Hausberg, Margaret Dunwoody. The Prints of Theodore Roussel: a catalogue raisonné. Bronxville, NY: 1991, no. 67, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Theodore Roussel" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. "73" verso, upper right, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65025699

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