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c. 1887

Norbert Goeneutte

Associated Names
Norbert Goeneutte

Artist, French, 1854 - 1894

The image shows a woman from the waist up, seated in a slightly reclined position facing right. Her head is turned toward the viewer, holding a pencil to her chin. She has delicate facial features with a composed expression, neat hair partially covered by an elaborate hat, and wears a high-collared, long-sleeved dress with a voluminous skirt. She sits at a desk with papers. There is no visible jewelry. The background is plain, highlighting the woman as the central subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.8 × 24 cm (12 1/2 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 47.2 × 31 cm (18 9/16 × 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.72.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Duvivier 1994, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Eric Gillis Fine Art, Brussels); purchased by NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: no. 25.

1994

  • Duvivier, Christophe. Norbert Goeneutte: 1854 - 1894. Pontoise, 1994: undescribed.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: Norbert Goeneutte; lower right in graphite: Norbert Goenuette

Watermarks

Van Gelder Zonen

Wikidata ID

Q77261093

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