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The image depicts a figure rendered in a delicate and somewhat incomplete manner. The person is shown kneeling with raised arms, hands intertwined above their head. Their facial features are subtle, with a focus on the eyes and mouth. The person's hair is long and appears to flow upward, following the line of their arms. They are unclothed, shown in a minimalist style with gentle shading outlining the form. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is an abstract, shaded area, creating a soft, textured contrast to the figure, with darker tones near the edges that fade toward the center of the composition.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Blonde
Armand Rassenfosse
- Date
- 1901
- Medium
- etching, drypoint and roulette on japan paper
- Dimensions
- image: 29.5 x 10.2 cm (11 5/8 x 4 in.) plate: 30.9 x 11.5 cm (12 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.) sheet: 32.9 cm (12 15/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2009.78.3
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1901 to 1925
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- female
- figure
Provenance
(C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2009 by NGA.
Inscription
lower right in graphite: Etat unique; lower left in graphite: Rassenfosse; by later hand, lower left in graphite: voir au dos; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 1901 "Blonde" / vernis mou / [not deciphered] la sti du aquafortistes Belges--no. 8 / 98 / 9802485 / 6137
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