1892
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Woman in Full Profile (Grand profil de femme) is a 1892 ink by Paul-Albert Besnard, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman’s face turned sideways, her head tilted slightly back. Her hair is pulled up, and her neck and shoulders are smooth. The background is made of crisscrossed lines, like a woven texture, while her skin is shown in soft, shaded strokes. The artist used a method that carves into metal plates instead of painting directly on canvas. This lets the ink fill in the lines, creating a grainy, textured look. Next, check out etching to see how this technique works.
Paul-Albert Besnard (1849–1934) was a French artist, born in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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