1889
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Nude Woman by a Looking Glass (Femme Nue Auprès d'une Glace) is a 1889 ink by Paul-Albert Besnard, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s back and side, standing near a mirror. Her hair is drawn in quick, tangled lines, and the cloth on her body looks rough and textured. The mirror reflects her face, but it’s just a dark shape with no clear details. The artist used a scratchy, layered style to build up the image—like scratching into a plate to print it. This method is called *etching*. Try looking up etching to see how it works.
Paul-Albert Besnard (1849–1934) was a French artist, born in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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