Jean Antoine Watteau
French, 1684-1721
Two Studies of a Dancer, Raising Her Skirt in Her Two Hands
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Jean Antoine Watteau
French, 1684-17211712/13
Two Studies of a Dancer, Raising Her Skirt in Her Two Hands
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721 →chalkdrawings (visual works)
Date
1712/13
Medium
Red chalk on cream laid paper
Dimensions
17.6 × 13.3 cm (6 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Regenstein Collection Endowment
The Art Institute boasts a small but choice selection of drawings by Antoine Watteau. This early example of his virtuoso draftsmanship in red chalk reflects his intimate knowledge of elegant materials and costumes, made famous in his print series the Figures de modes (Figures of Fashion). The spontaneity of the artist’s method is suggested in the pentimenti (changes to the composition) in the woman’s face.
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