Annabella ('Tis Pity She's a Whore)
1894
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1894
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Annabella ('Tis Pity She's a Whore) is a 1894 ink by Henri Bataille, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a woman in a lithograph, printed in black on light brown paper. The woman is Annabella, from a play called 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. This play was written by John Ford, an English playwright, and it's interesting that the artist chose to depict this character. You can learn more about this printing method by looking up the technique: lithography.
