Fashion Study: Woman in a Green Dress
19th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, heightened with white
Dimensions
sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25.2 x 18.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1982
Accession Number
1982.1011.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate *Fashion Study: Woman in Green Dress*, created by an anonymous French artist in 19th century, the elegance of period attire through a masterful blend of techniques. Executed on a modest sheet measuring 9 15/16 x 7 3/8 inches, it employs pen and brown ink for precise outlines, brush and gray wash subtle shading, watercolor for vibrant color—particularly the lush green gown—and heightened white gouache for luminous highlights. These mixed-media methods were hallmarks of 19th-century fashion sketches, allowing artists to convey fabric textures, folds, and light play with remarkable ...
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...