La jarre couronnée (The Crowned Jar)

1895

Alphonse Osbert and Marcel Schwob (author)

Associated Names
Alphonse Osbert

Artist, French, 1857 - 1939

Marcel Schwob

Author, French, 1867 - 1905

This is a drawing of a figure seated next to a bust in a serene landscape. The image shows a figure with garlanding around the head seated on stone steps next to a large urn. Adjacent to the seated figure is a bust on a pedestal. The scene is completed with a backdrop of trees and distant hills. The style reflects an attention to shadow and texture, capturing the quietness of the environment.

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The artwork is an etching of a person with striking facial features and an ornate headpiece, placed at the center of a large, light-colored paper. The portrait depicts the individual from the shoulders up, facing forward with a neutral expression. The person's hair is voluminous, and they wear a textured or patterned garment. The background of the piece is plain, creating significant negative space around the image.

Tesson humain (Human Fragment)

Félicien Rops

1895

The image is a cover page. It shows a plain beige piece of paper with the text 'l'Epreuve' and 'Album d'Art' printed in a simple, classic font in the top right corner. The paper appears to be aged, with a slightly uneven texture and a gentle shadow along the left edge indicating a binding. There's a faint pencil mark near the center of the page. The overall presentation is minimalistic and suggests a vintage or archival aesthetic.

L'Épreuve (album 5, deluxe edition)

Ferdinand-Jean Luigini, Eugène Béjot, Georges Rochegrosse, Alphonse Osbert, Maurice Dumont, Jean Danguy, Félicien Rops, Antonio de la Gandara, Henri-Charles Guérard, Alfred-Nicolas Martin, Camille Bourget

1895

The image depicts a small etching of a person's upper body and face within a framed square in the center of a plain off-white background. The person's facial features are detailed, they are wearing headwear and textured clothing. No jewelry or objects are visible in the image.

Tesson humain (Human Fragment)

Félicien Rops

1895

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in image: A. Osbert; mechanically printed on left side of sheet in cursive script: la jarre couronné / Potier, ayant tourné le fond d'une / jarre ...; stamped upper left in black: 012

Wikidata ID

Q75409253

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