1909
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Femme mettant son bas (Woman Putting On Her Stockings) is a 1909 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting on a bed, putting on stockings. Her back is to us, and the lines of her body are loose and quick. On the wall behind her hang two small framed drawings—one looks like a ship, the other a cloudy sky. The artist used thin, sketchy lines to show movement and texture, especially in her hair and the bedsheets. This style feels more like a quick study than a polished drawing. Next, look up etching to see how artists use acid and plates to create these kinds of prints.
Jean-Louis Forain (French pronunciation: ; 23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph.
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