Portrait of George Sand
Artist
Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon]
(French, 1820 - 1910)
Date1864; printed ca. 1876-1877
MediumWoodburytype
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 1/4 inches (23.18 × 18.42 cm)
Mount: 13 7/16 × 10 1/8 inches (34.13 × 25.72 cm)
Mount: 13 7/16 × 10 1/8 inches (34.13 × 25.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2006.44.16
SignedOn mount recto, bottom, in black type: "126, boul. Magenta-Paris Phot. Goupil et Ce. Cliché Nadar".
InscribedOn mount recto, top, in black type: "GALERIE CONTEMPORAINE";
On mount recto, bottom, in black type; "GEORGES SAND / Née à Paris, le 5, Juillet 1804, morte à Nohant, le 8 Juin 1876.".
MarkingsOn mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "P.I. 24, 16, 7"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a seated woman looking down and to the viewer's right. She's wearing a loosely fitted striped garment.Exhibition HistoryIn the Public Eye: Photography and Fame. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 8 - June 15, 2008, no cat.
Rotation 15. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 19, 2013 – January 5, 2014, no cat.
A leading Paris portrait photographer of his day, Félix Nadar’s fame rivaled that of many of his sitters—including the subject of this photograph, the French feminist and novelist George Sand. Here, Nadar isolates Sand against a plain background; the shapeless dress directs attention to her face. The visual result is simple and powerful: a hint of inner character, rather than a mere record of outward appearance.
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