Head of a Child (Emmanuel)
1898
Medium
Black Conté crayon on ivory laid paper, ruled in blue pencil at edges
Dimensions
62.5 × 47.8 cm (24 5/8 × 18 7/8 in.)
Classification
prints and drawing
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
185811
Art Historical Context
Charles Angrand's *Head of a Child (Emmanuel)*, created in 1898, the tender innocence of youth through the intimate gaze of a young boy. As a French Neo-Impression artist closely associated with Paul Signac and Henri-Edmond Cross, Angrand was renowned for his delicate draftsmanship and subtle explorations of light and form. This work, likely a personal portrait study, reflects the late 19th-century fascination with childhood as a symbol of purity amid the era's social upheavals, including the Dreyfus Affair and shifting artistic paradigms in Paris. Executed in black Conté crayon on ivory laid...