Le bureau de Colette (Colette's Desk)
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etching
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Frank Crowninshield Collection
Accession Number
1948.3.249
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of 1930s Parisian literary life with *Le bureau de Colette (Co's Desk)*, a delicate 1932 etching by Andréoyer de Segonzac This French artist, a key figure in School of Paris, blended realist precision with a touch of Impressionist lightness, often capturing the elegance of modern interiors and portraits of cultural icons. Here, Segonzac turns his gaze to the desk of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, celebrated novelist known for her sensual, liberated tales like *Chéri* and *Gigi*. The print evokes her creative sanctuary, a snapshot of intellectual femininity amid the int...
About the Artist
André Dunoyer de Segonzac
André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974) was a leading French painter, draughtsman, engraver, and illustrator, born on 6 July in Boussy-Saint-Antoine near Paris, where he spent much of his childhood alongside time in the city. Defying his parents' initial hopes for a military career at Saint-Cyr, he pursued art, enrolling in 1900 at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris as a general student. He studied u...