Caption

Nude woman taking a bath, Catherine preparing the tub and Louise nue se coiffe, print, printmaker: Suzanne Valadon (signed by artist), France, 1895, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, soft-ground etching, height 229 mm x width 225 mm, taking a bath, A lightly sketched scene in a monochrome, textured style showing a nude woman seated on a draped surface with one arm raised and hands gathering her hair, her head tilted downward and eyes cast toward her chest; the lines of her body are softly contoured with visible crosshatching in shadowed areas and small speckled marks across the paper; beside her a partially visible figure sits on the right edge, leaning forward with one arm extended toward a round basin on the floor; folds of cloth surround the seated woman and extend across the composition, and the overall image has an aged, worn paper background with faint smudges and scratches.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_061

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.2Mb (12.4Mb) / 13.4in x 13.7in / 4027 x 4099 (300dpi)

Keywords

Nude woman taking bath Catherine preparing tub Louise nue se coiffe print printmaker Suzanne Valadon signed artist France 1895 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique soft-ground etching height 229 mm x width 225 mm taking lightly sketched scene monochrome textured style showing nude woman seated draped surface arm raised hands gathering hair head tilted downward eyes cast chest lines body softly contoured visible crosshatching shadowed areas small speckled marks across beside partially visible figure sits right edge leaning forward arm extended round basin floor folds cloth surround seated woman extend across composition image aged worn paper background faint smudges scratches