1900
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Nursery Maid is a 1900 by Jean-Émile Laboureur, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman bending down, holding a baby. She’s dressed in a loose, patterned dress and a hat with a wide brim. The baby’s face is turned toward her, but the details are simple—just shapes and lines. The background is faint, with a hint of a chair or table behind them. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement, almost like a hurried drawing. The textures—like the woman’s dress and the baby’s skin—are made with rough, uneven strokes. Check out the technique: chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create depth in drawings.
Émile Laboureur, known as Jean Émile (16 August 1877, Nantes – 16 June 1943, near Pénestin) was a French painter, designer, engraver, watercolorist, lithographer, and illustrator.
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