A Painter's Studio with a Model Wrapped in Japanese Silk

1890s

Louis Emile Adan

Associated Names
Louis Emile Adan

Artist, French, 1839 - 1937

The image shows a woman seated on a red folding chair, with her upper body turned towards an easel to the right. Her arms are crossed over her chest, and she has an elegant updo with loose strands framing her face. She is draped in a blue fabric with a floral pattern. Surrounding her are several large books or portfolios, and some sheets of paper are scattered on the floor. In the background, there is a lightly sketched image on the wall, a guitar hanging next to a framed picture on the left. The setting appears to be an artist's studio, with a plain wall and a wooden floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk, watercolor, and gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.90.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Nicholas Schwed); acquired 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2008

  • Schwed, Nicolas. Old Master and 19th Century Drawings. Paris, 2008: 80-81, no. 36.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: L. Emile Adan; verso in black chalk: effaced inscription [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64593405

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