1894
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La loge de la danseuse (2e planche) (The Dancer's Dressing Room) (second plate) is a 1894 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a dark coat and hat leaning over a woman in a dressing room. The woman is half-turned, holding a fan, with a mirror and chair behind her. A second man stands in the doorway, arms crossed. The room looks cluttered, with a pile of clothes on the floor and a lamp on a table. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and mood, not perfect details. This style was common in late 19th-century Parisian scenes. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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