La femme au gant
1873
Medium
etching
Dimensions
201; 159
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**La Femme au Gant** is a delicate etching by French artist Émile Boilvin, created in 1873. just 201 mm high by 159 mm wide, this intimate portrait captures a woman with a glove—evoking the elegance of 19th Parisian fashion and femininity. Boilvin, a skilled engraver active in the late 19th century, specialized in fine prints that bridged academic traditions and emerging modern sensibilities during France's Third Republic era. Etching, Boilvin's chosen medium, involves coating a metal plate with acid-resistant ground, scratching lines through it, and immersing it in acid to etch the grooves. ...
About the Artist
Emile Boilvin · 1845–1899
Comment on works: painter; etcher