Simplicité

1896

Walter Colls

Associated Names
Walter Colls

Artist, English, 1860 - 1942

The image shows a young child captured from the waist up in a standing position. The child has curly light hair that frames their face. Their facial features appear soft and calm, with eyes looking directly at the camera. The child is wearing a loose-fitting gown with a ruffled collar and long sleeves. They hold a bundle of peacock feathers in their hands, which are positioned around the waist area. The backdrop is a dark, indistinct background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 14 × 8.4 cm (5 1/2 × 3 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.8 × 28.5 cm (15 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.13

  • Volume Title

    Troisième Exposition d'Art Photographique

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Ader, Paris, 13 June 2019, lot 100); Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: A2830/1g / (R)o

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