Object number2012.16.3

Eva Gonzalès

Date1884

Artist Henri Charles Guérard (French, 1846 - 1897)

after a painting by Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)

CultureFrench

MediumEtching, drypoint, and roulette on dark cream laid paper

DimensionsPlate: 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (15.9 x 12.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (24.1 x 17.5 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alexander Platt in honor of Benjamin Krevolin, class of 1989 and John Sare

On View

Not on view

Period19th c

Classification(s)

SignedOn recto, signed lower right within plate in ink: H Guérard

InscribedOn recto, by unidentified hand, lower center margin in pencil: 120/10

MarkingsOn recto, stamped within plate lower center edge in gold metallic ink: HCG [monogram within a circle]

DescriptionA woman seated in a chair holds a paintbrush in her right hand and a palate and Mahl stick in her left hand as she paints a still life of flowers in a vase on an easel in front of her. Her face is turned to a three-quarter profile while her body is in profile. She wears a white colored short-sleeved dress with a dark band at her waist and a flower lays on the ground along her hem.

Terms

female

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