The Open Window
Artist
Paul-Henri Bourguignon
(Belgian, 1906 - 1988)
Date1955
MediumPencil on paper
DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 1/2 × 9 1/8 inches (26.67 × 23.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Erika Bourguignon Charitable Trust
Object number2017.15.4
SignedSignature lower left "Bourguignon"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionThis vertically oriented, pencil contour drawing on cream paper depicts a seated woman wearing a flowing dress with lace collar. She leans on the table with her right elbow, while reaching across the table with her left. A decorative pitcher with a delicate bouquet of flowers and two lemons rest on the table at far left. In the background at left, a curtain or drapery is drawn back, framing a large, shuttered window. A tassel hangs from the shutter knob.ProvenanceCollection of the artist (1906-1988) and his wife, Erika Bourguignon (née Eichhorn, 1924-2015);
With the Erika Bourguignon Charitable Trust;
Their gift to the Nelson‑Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© Estate of Paul-Henri Bourguignon
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