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.
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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
Print
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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