Tête de femme, profil à droite (Head of a Woman in Profile to the Right)
1895
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1895
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows a woman’s face in profile, lit softly against a plain background. Her hair is pulled back tight, her gaze thoughtful. The artist used simple lines, not fancy shading. It’s a lithograph—ink pushed onto stone, then pressed onto paper. The paper feels heavy in your hands. You can almost see the artist’s hand moving the crayon across the stone. Lithography lets you get fine details without a brush. Looking at this, try a piece by Toulouse-Lautrec next.
