Femme assise de profil (Woman Seated in Profile)
1909
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1909
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a woman sitting sideways, her body turned away from us. Her hair is wild, drawn in quick, tangled lines. The paper is light, almost like a sketchbook page, and the lines are dark but not smooth—they look rushed, like the artist worked fast. The paper has a textured edge, like old paper. The artist’s name is signed in the corner, but it’s hard to read. The whole thing feels like a quick study, not a finished drawing. Look up etching to see how artists like this make prints with acid and metal plates.
