Past Exhibition

French Drawings

The image features two women. The woman on the left is standing, holding a mask in her right hand and pointing with her left arm extended. She wears a gown with fur-like trimming. The woman on the right is sitting, looking upward with a fan in her left hand. She also wears a gown with fur-like trimming. There are no other objects or scenery visible in the plain background.
Nicolas Lancret, Two Elegant Women in Polish Dress, c. 1723, red, black, and white chalk on light brown paper, Gift of Myron A. Hofer in memory of his mother, Jane Arms Hofer, 1944.9.1

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  • Locations

    Ground Floor, Galleries G-9, G-10
The image features two women. The woman on the left is standing, holding a mask in her right hand and pointing with her left arm extended. She wears a gown with fur-like trimming. The woman on the right is sitting, looking upward with a fan in her left hand. She also wears a gown with fur-like trimming. There are no other objects or scenery visible in the plain background.
Nicolas Lancret, Two Elegant Women in Polish Dress, c. 1723, red, black, and white chalk on light brown paper, Gift of Myron A. Hofer in memory of his mother, Jane Arms Hofer, 1944.9.1

Overview: A selection of drawings came from the Myron A. Hofer collection, the Harris Whittemore collection, and from the French government loan in the custody of the Gallery during the war years.

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