A Standing Young Lady Taking Off Her Gloves
1876 or after
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 × 9 5/8 in. (33 × 24.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014
Accession Number
2014.106
Tags
Art Historical Context
Alfred Stevens' *A Standing Young Lady Taking Off Her Gloves* (1876 or after) an intimate moment of everyday elegance through delicate pen and brown ink over graphite. The Belgian artist, renowned for his sophisticated portrayals of modern women in Parisian settings, depicts a poised young lady in a poised, transitional pose—removing her gloves, a gesture evoking 19th-century fashion and. This drawing, measuring 13 ×9 5/8 inches, exemplifies Stevens' skill in rendering fabric textures and subtle movement on paper. Stevens, active in Paris alongside Impressionists like Degas and Manet, blended...