Andromède abandonnée (Andromeda Forsaken)
1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Maurice Dumont
Maurice Dumont (1869–1899) was a French artist, born in Coutances.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Andromède abandonnée (Andromeda Forsaken) is a 1895 ink by Maurice Dumont, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a lone woman standing by a rocky shore, her back to us. She’s holding her hair with one hand, as if shielding her face from something unseen. The water behind her is rough, and the sky is faint but present. Her body is turned slightly, but her face stays hidden. The artist left her identity and her struggle unclear—just the tension in her posture. This is a lithograph, which means it was printed from a stone or metal plate, not painted directly. Check out lithography to see how artists like this made prints with smooth, layered lines.
Maurice Dumont (1869–1899) was a French artist, born in Coutances.
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