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Frédéric Mistral: Mémoires et Recits by Frédéric Mistral: bust of woman in profile (page 9)
Frédéric Mistral: Mémoires et Recits by Frédéric Mistral: bust of woman in profile (page 9) is a work on paper by Auguste Brouet. It dates from 1937 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1999.298.3
- Credit line
- Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
About this work
Overview
Created in 1937 by French illustrator Auguste Brouet, this page from the volume Frédéric Mistral: Mémoires et Recits presents a delicate line drawing of a woman's profile. The illustration occupies the left margin of the leaf, while the surrounding French text occupies the remainder of the page. The work is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a seated woman seen in profile, her dark hair gathered and topped by a modest hat. The poised, turned‑away pose conveys a quiet, introspective presence, complementing the literary passage that follows on the page.
Technique & Style
Brouet employed fine pen work to render the figure, using subtle line variation to suggest hair, fabric and the curve of the face. The rendering is characteristic of early‑20th‑century French illustration, balancing realism with a restrained, decorative elegance.
History & Provenance
The illustration was originally printed as page nine of Mistral’s Mémoires et Recits, a collection of memoirs and stories published in the 1930s. The Cleveland Museum of Art acquired the page as part of its holdings of illustrated books, though the exact acquisition date is not recorded in the available documentation.
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