Sketch of a Woman

Jean-Louis Forain, 1885/1890

This drawing depicts a woman's head and neck in two overlapping sketches, with one that is upside-down, like a reflection. The top sketch of the woman has her face looking towards us. She has pale, white-blue skin and dark brown hair in a bun at the top of her head. Her facial features are outlined in pale gray, making them hard to see against her skin, but she appears to have round eyes, a small nose, and lips set in a neutral expression. The upside-down portrait shows her head turned in profile, with her hair down, cascading over one shoulder. Hints of fingers can be seen near this hair, and it overlaps with the upright face. Surrounding these overlapping portraits are lines of white, green, and gray on the pale-yellow background.
Artist
Jean-Louis Forain
Datare
1885/1890
Tip
Painting
Tehnică
pastel on canvas
Dimensiuni
61.1 × 49.8 cm
Colecție
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licență
Domeniu public, CC0

Descrierea imaginii

This drawing depicts a woman's head and neck in two overlapping sketches, with one that is upside-down, like a reflection. The top sketch of the woman has her face looking towards us. She has pale, white-blue skin and dark brown hair in a bun at the top of her head. Her facial features are outlined in pale gray, making them hard to see against her skin, but she appears to have round eyes, a small nose, and lips set in a neutral expression. The upside-down portrait shows her head turned in profile, with her hair down, cascading over one shoulder. Hints of fingers can be seen near this hair, and it overlaps with the upright face. Surrounding these overlapping portraits are lines of white, green, and gray on the pale-yellow background.

Jean-Louis Forain