Fashionable Young Woman Stepping Forward

1890s

French 19th Century

Associated Names
French 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a pencil drawing of a woman standing with her hands pulling at her skirt. She has a softly drawn face with closed eyes and neutral expression. Her hair is styled in a bun with a headdress. She wears a long dress with a fitted bodice and a full skirt. The background is a plain, light bluish-grey surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 46.7 x 30.5 cm (18 3/8 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.111.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jean Luc Baroni Ltd., Paris); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64570807

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