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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.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Painter's Studio with a Model Wrapped in Japanese Silk
Louis Emile Adan
- Date
- 1890s
- Medium
- black chalk, watercolor, and gouache on wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2009.90.1
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- female
- figure
Provenance
(Nicholas Schwed); acquired 2009 by NGA.
Inscription
lower right in watercolor: L. Emile Adan; verso in black chalk: effaced inscription [not deciphered]
NGA object ID 143950. 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.