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Young Woman at an Easel

c. 1890

Henri Charles Guérard

(French, 1846–1897)

after Eva Gonzalès

(French, 1849–1883)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
aquatint with drypoint
Support
Measurements
Image: 47.4 x 29.7 cm (18 11/16 x 11 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret and Peter Dobbins 2019.242
Catalogue raisonné
Bertin 100
State
III or IV/IV
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

In addition to creating prints after Eva Gonzalès’s paintings to share her work more widely after her death, Henri Guérard worked to arrange a major exhibition of her work in 1885.

Description

Although Henri Guérard was best known as a printer for the Impressionists, he was an accomplished original printmaker and experimented avidly with the materials and techniques of etching. This print is one of several that reinterpreted paintings by his wife, Eva Gonzalès, a painter who died at a young age in childbirth. In this print, Guérard etched a portrait that Gonzalès created of her sister, Jeanne, also an artist, working at an easel.
A vertically oriented print in black ink depicts a woman with light skin tone and dark, pinned hair. Facing left toward a tall easel, she is mostly cast in shadow except for bright streaks of light on her face and shoulder. The dark background has a grainy texture, contrasting with the soft shading of her full skirt. Sparse, fine lines define the easel legs, while her profile remains the most detailed focus.

Young Woman at an Easel

c. 1890

Henri Charles Guérard, Eva Gonzalès

(French, 1846–1897), (French, 1849–1883)
France, 19th century

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