1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La friction au gant de crin (Massage with Coarse Hair Glove) is a 1895 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting features a woman standing in front of a wooden chest, her back turned to the viewer. She is nude, with her arms bent and her hands resting on the chest. A second woman, fully dressed in a long white apron and dark sleeves, stands to the left, holding a coarse hair glove. The scene is set in a room with a window on the left side, and the overall atmosphere is one of quiet intimacy. The use of a coarse hair glove for massage adds a sense of realism to the scene. This painting is reminiscent of the works of Forain, Jean-Louis.
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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