Fidès Devriès

1887

Léon Bonnat

Associated Names
Léon Bonnat

Artist, French, 1833 - 1922

The image is a detailed sketch showing the head and shoulders of a woman in profile, facing to the left. She is positioned with her head slightly turned, showing her profile. Her facial features include a nose, lips, and a soft expression. Her hair is styled in an updo with wavy lines suggesting texture and volume. The woman is wearing a garment with a high collar, lightly sketched, with a hint of a necklace or brooch. The background of the sketch is plain. The sketch is on textured paper, with the name "FIDÈS DEVRIES" printed below the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    René Huyghe Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.6 x 10.9 cm (5 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
    plate: 21.9 x 16 cm (8 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.1 x 20.8 cm (11 1/16 x 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.42.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

René Huyghe; gift to NGA Photo Archives (transferred to DCG in 1994).

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in image: L Bonnat / 1er Juin 1887; lower center in plate: FIDES DEVRIES / Imp. A. Porcabeuf.; upper center in plate: L'ARTISTE; by later hand, lower right in graphite: III-1889; by later hand, center verso in ink: Bulletin de l'Art No-III 1889

Wikidata ID

Q75125006

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