Woman Playing a Lute
Artist
Jules Chéret
(French, 1836 - 1932)
Dateca. 1895
MediumPastel on paper mounted to canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 24 1/4 × 20 inches (61.6 × 50.8 cm)
Framed: 28 3/4 × 24 1/2 inches (73.03 × 62.23 cm)
Framed: 28 3/4 × 24 1/2 inches (73.03 × 62.23 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2024.30.12
SignedLR in pastel: "Cheret"
MarkingsStamps UL verso in black ink "12" / Exposition Universelle de 1855 / Montion Honorable / papier, carton..., toiles / ...Paris..."
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DescriptionA pastel drawing of a seated blond-haired woman wearing a pale blue dress, neck ruff, and wide-brimmed hat, playing a long-necked lute. In the blue shadows behind her is the face of a smiling man wearing a hat. They are framed by a bright red background in the upper right corner.Provenance
Gift
of anonymous donor to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.
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