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Arab Woman

c. 1852–53

Eugène Fromentin

(French, 1820–1876)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
black chalk, with red chalk, heightened with white chalk
Support
Blue wove(?) paper laid down on gray-blue wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 34.3 x 22.5 cm (13 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.); Secondary Support: 36 x 24.1 cm (14 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
L. E. Holden Fund 1964.30
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
Chalk drawing depicting a presumed to be Arab woman with medium-light skin tone and taking a step, knee bent, arm even with her side as she hinges slightly forward, looking down. She wears a cloth wrapped around her head and a dress of fabric draped in many folds and tied around the waist. Lines of gold edge the page.

Arab Woman

c. 1852–53

Eugène Fromentin

(French, 1820–1876)
France, 19th century

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