The Henley Hat

c. 1890

Theodore Roussel

Associated Names
Theodore Roussel

Artist, British, 1847 - 1926

The image shows intertwining, elongated black lines crossing diagonally over a light beige surface. Some areas appear darker, as if shadowed. In the upper right corner, there's a small cluster of swirling forms. The overall image evokes a sense of movement and natural elements, despite the lack of defined objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint [cancelled plate] on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 13.4 × 9.6 cm (5 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7579

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hausberg 1991, no. 38, state cancelled plate

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. 38, state cancelled plate.

Inscriptions

"Theodore Roussel" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "No 29" retrograde, upper right composition, in plate, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q65025736

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