Sketch for Madame Moitessier

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Associated Names
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Artist, French, 1780 - 1867

This is a sketch of a woman's upper body from just above the waist upwards. The woman is standing and is depicted in a simple, lightly drawn style. Her facial features are minimally indicated with subtle lines for the eyes, nose, and mouth, and her hair is drawn simply, framing her head in a rounded shape. She is wearing a long dress with detailed lines suggesting flowing fabric, and an additional piece of fabric is draped over her shoulders, which she holds with one hand near her chest. The background is plain, emphasizing the focus on the sketched figure. The sketch is done in pencil on paper, and the paper shows signs of age with slight discoloration marks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Paul Rosenberg

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.7 x 15.5 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.14.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Rosenberg [1881-1959]; gift 1951 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch, The National Gallery, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1999-2000, no. 140, as Study for "Madame Moitessier Standing".

Bibliography

1992

  • Goldner, George, and Hendrix, Lee. European Drawings 2, Catalouge of the Collections. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992: 152, under no. 61.

1999

  • Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch. Exh. cat. The National Gallery, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1999-2000: no. 140.

Inscriptions

unknown hand lower left: Ing.; upper left artist's stamp in green (Lugt 1477)

Wikidata ID

Q64581099

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