Femme nue vue de dos (Nude Woman Seen from the Back)

1910

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image shows a woman's body viewed three-quarters from the back, sitting with her shoulders turned towards the viewer. Her face is in profile, looking over her shoulder. She has styled, voluminous dark hair and delicate facial features, emphasizing her eyes and nose. The woman is not wearing any clothing, and her form is depicted using fine linework and crosshatching for depth and texture. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background features abstract, energetic patterns of intricate cross-hatched lines around the woman.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and etching on laid Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.1 × 10.5 cm (5 9/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 48 × 36 cm (18 7/8 × 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3804

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 109, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley [1847-1919], Paris, (Lugt 421); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.

Inscriptions

"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "1er etat" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "G104 only" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "MK 29944" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Guerin 104" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "(AA2931)" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (Alfred Beurdeley collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 421).

Watermarks

[crowned Strasburg lily] "VGL / VAN GELDER ZON[EN]"

Wikidata ID

Q64959383

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