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The image shows a person standing upright, partially covered by a flowing garment. The person has an upright posture with a hand raised towards the mouth, holding a small object emitting a faint trail. The person's face has softly rendered features and their hair is styled with a decorative headpiece. The background is abstract and heavily textured. The image is monochrome with a blue hue.
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The image shows a person standing upright, partially covered by a flowing garment. The person has an upright posture with a hand raised towards the mouth, holding a small object emitting a faint trail. The person's face has softly rendered features and their hair is styled with a decorative headpiece. The background is abstract and heavily textured. The image is monochrome with a blue hue.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Apparition

Georges Rochegrosse

Date
1895
Medium
lithograph in blue-green on japan paper
Dimensions
sheet: 38.3 x 26.6 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
1996.151.94
Credit line
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 1996.

Inscription

lower right in stone: G. Rochegrosse; stamped upper right verso in black: 012

NGA object ID 103966. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.