Study of a woman seen from the back by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1716-1718. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau

Study of a woman seen from the back by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1716-1718.  Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau

1-154-092 - Art Media/Heritage Images

Study of a woman seen from the back by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1716-1718. This study is drawn from a live model. Watteau has used his favourite combination of black, red and white chalks. This technique 'à trois crayons' became widely used by French artists of the eighteenth century.The costume is the main focus of Watteau's studies. The woman is seated on the ground so that her elaborate dress spreads out around her. This provides the artist with an excuse to study the movement of the drapery according to the different positions of her body. From the collection of the British Museum, London, United Kingdom.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Jean-Antoine Watteau, attributed to: French: Artist, painter, printmaker, draftsman

Medium
  1. Chalk

Picture Type
  1. Still life

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Artistic Representations Still Lifes

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4454x3922
File Size : 51,178kb


Aliases

  1. C224460.tif
  1. 0510001373
  1. 1-154-092
  1. 1154092
  1. 1373
  1. C224460.tif

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