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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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Auteur: ANTOINE WATTEAU (1684-1721)

Titre: 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.

Technique/matériel: Black, red and white chalk

Musée: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Crédit: Album

Taille de l'image: 3323 × 5078 px | 48.3 MB

Taille d'impression: 28.1 × 43.0 cm | 1308.3 × 1999.2 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: ANTOINE WATTEAU • CRAIE • EUROPE (CONTINENT) • FRANCE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA