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Pancake Woman

Jacobus Buys

1768

chalk

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century

Dominant colour

Pancake Woman is a 1768 chalk by Jacobus Buys, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacobus Buys
When & what style?: 1768 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This drawing shows a woman sitting on a chair, wearing a long dress and a headscarf. She is holding a frying pan in her right hand and a spatula in her left. The background is a room with a window and a table. The woman is focused on cooking, and the artist has captured her concentration. The use of chalk manner printed in black ink on laid paper gives the drawing a soft, delicate quality. The Pancake Woman is a great example of Romanticism. If you want to learn more about this style, check out the Romanticism movement.