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ANTOINE WATTEAU. Seated Woman

Seated Woman. Artist: Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne). Dimensions: 9 7/16 x 5 7/16 in. (24 x 13.8 cm). Date: 1716-17. One of the most brilliant and innovative draftsmen of the eighteenth century, Watteau was an early exponent of the "trois-crayons" or "three-chalk" technique, which allowed his drawings to approach the rich coloristic effects of painting. This fetching study of a seated woman is a consummate example of his mastery of the technique. Freely mixing red, black, and white chalk, he captured the young woman's loosely pinned-up hair, luminous flesh tones, and the sheen of her dress. The Lehman sheet is not known to be a preparatory study for a painting, but the model does reappear in at least one other drawing by the artist. Her gesture is not easily understood, although her elegance and charming lack of self-consciousness come through clearly.
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Seated Woman
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Seated Woman. Artist: Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne). Dimensions: 9 7/16 x 5 7/16 in. (24 x 13.8 cm). Date: 1716-17. One of the most brilliant and innovative draftsmen of the eighteenth century, Watteau was an early exponent of the "trois-crayons" or "three-chalk" technique, which allowed his drawings to approach the rich coloristic effects of painting. This fetching study of a seated woman is a consummate example of his mastery of the technique. Freely mixing red, black, and white chalk, he captured the young woman's loosely pinned-up hair, luminous flesh tones, and the sheen of her dress. The Lehman sheet is not known to be a preparatory study for a painting, but the model does reappear in at least one other drawing by the artist. Her gesture is not easily understood, although her elegance and charming lack of self-consciousness come through clearly.
Técnica/material:
Black, red and white chalk
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Tamaño imagen:
2698 x 4094 px | 31.6 MB
Tamaño impresión:
22.8 x 34.7 cm | 9.0 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
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