Etude de femme nue, les bras abaissés (Study of a Nude Woman, with Lowered Arms)

c. 1900

Jean-Louis Forain

Associated Names
Jean-Louis Forain

Artist, French, 1852 - 1931

The image is a sketch showing a frontal view of a nude person in a seated position with one knee drawn up. The person is facing forward with the head turned slightly to the side. The facial features are minimal, with only a hint of the profile indicated by soft lines. The hair is styled up in a loose bun. There are no clothing or jewelry on the individual. The lines are simple and expressive, emphasizing the contours of the body. The background is plain with a uniform light tone, highlighting the figure in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph on laid Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22 × 22.5 cm (8 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.6 × 53.9 cm (15 3/16 × 21 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3878

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Faxon 1982, no. 252

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 3 December 1928 to 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. Verso: none.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

"j.l. forain"

Wikidata ID

Q64959519

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