The image features an incomplete depiction of a person, primarily focusing on the head and shoulders. The person is in a resting position with their head inclined to one side, eyes closed. Their facial features are delicately rendered with closed eyes, a straight nose, and closed lips. The hair is styled with gentle waves, appearing to be pulled back. The area where the person's garments would be is abstract and stylized with yellow and black lines forming patterns. The surrounding background is mostly a blank canvas, with light, blurred shading and yellow hatch marks.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1897
- Medium
- lithograph in black and yellow on chine volant (chine volant refers to a sheet of free-floating china paper that has not been bonded to a heavier support, as in chine appliqué)
- Dimensions
- 3410 × 4491 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
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