The image shows two women in a studio setting. One woman is sitting and the other is standing. The seated woman is positioned at an angle facing the easel, leaning slightly on her left arm. The standing woman leans against a wooden table with her left hand resting on its surface. The seated woman has dark hair styled in an updo with green ribbons, and she wears a dark dress with voluminous sleeves. The standing woman has her hair in an updo and wears a light blue dress with a pink tie around the collar. The studio is richly decorated with a large canvas on an easel, leaning paintings, and various art supplies scattered around, including a rolled piece of paper on the tiled floor. The wall behind them is adorned with decorative plates and a white bust. An ornate rug is partially visible beneath the table.
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The image shows two women in a studio setting. One woman is sitting and the other is standing. The seated woman is positioned at an angle facing the easel, leaning slightly on her left arm. The standing woman leans against a wooden table with her left hand resting on its surface. The seated woman has dark hair styled in an updo with green ribbons, and she wears a dark dress with voluminous sleeves. The standing woman has her hair in an updo and wears a light blue dress with a pink tie around the collar. The studio is richly decorated with a large canvas on an easel, leaning paintings, and various art supplies scattered around, including a rolled piece of paper on the tiled floor. The wall behind them is adorned with decorative plates and a white bust. An ornate rug is partially visible beneath the table.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Adéle de Saussure and Marie-Louise Ravel, the Artist's Wife, in His Studio

Edouard Ravel

Date
1877
Medium
watercolor on wove paper, laid down on mount
Dimensions
sheet: 28.1 × 22 cm (11 1/16 × 8 11/16 in.) mount: 36.2 × 30 cm (14 1/4 × 11 13/16 in.) irregular
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2022.77.1
Credit line
Gift of Funds from Alexander M. and Judith W. Laughlin, and Joseph F. McCrindle Endowment
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Provenance

Madeleine Muret, Geneva, given in 1936 to Marie Bonet; (her sale, Schuler Auktionen, Zurich, 17 December 2021, no. 3086); (Martin Grassle Kunsthandel, Munich); purchased by NGA, 2022.

Inscription

lower right in watercolor: E. RAVEL. 77.

NGA object ID 225201. 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.