1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Femme à sa toilette avec sa femme de chambre (2e planche en largeur) (Woman at Her Toilette with Her Maid) (second horizontal plate) is a 1895 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting at a dressing table, brushing her hair while a maid stands behind her, holding a fan. The room looks simple, with a window letting in light and a chair in the background. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a hurried sketch. The artist used a red crayon on light paper, giving it a warm, sketchy feel. This style was common in the late 1800s for quick, expressive drawings. Look up lithography to see how artists made prints like this.
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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