1905
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Scène de cabinet particulier (planche en hauteur) (Scene in a Private Room) (vertical plate) is a 1905 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a dark coat leaning over a seated woman. She’s naked, reaching up toward his face with one hand while he holds a hat in the other. The lines are loose and quick, like a hurried sketch. The artist focused on the awkward moment between the two figures. The woman’s pose looks almost shy, while the man’s stance feels tense. Next, check out lithography to see how this sketch 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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