African Woman

Französische Grafik 1879–1887, c. 1885/1889

The image displays a profile view of a person's head and upper shoulders. The individual faces left with only the side of their face visible. They have distinct facial features and wear a striped headscarf tied at the back. The person wears a garment with a collar, and appears to have a knotted tie at the neck. The background is plain and unadorned.
Artist
Französische Grafik 1879–1887
Date
c. 1885/1889
Type
Print
Medium
etching and drypoint printed in brown and black with scraping, heightened with white gouache, on laid paper
Dimensions
37.2 × 29.3 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image displays a profile view of a person's head and upper shoulders. The individual faces left with only the side of their face visible. They have distinct facial features and wear a striped headscarf tied at the back. The person wears a garment with a collar, and appears to have a knotted tie at the neck. The background is plain and unadorned.

Französische Grafik 1879–1887