Putti at play
second half 19th century
Medium
Graphite and brown wash
Dimensions
image: 5 1/16 x 9 5/16 in. (12.9 x 23.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.827.502
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Putti at Play" is a delightful 19th-century drawing created collaboratively by French artists Jules-EdmondCharles Lachaise andène-Pierre Gourdet during the second half of the. Executed in graphite and brown wash on paper, this intimate sheet measures just 5 1/16 x 9 5/16 inches, showcasing the finesse of preparatory sketches favored by academic artists of the era. Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art through Dodge Fund in 196, it resides in the Drawings and Prints department, highlighting the museum's commitment to preserving ephemeral works on paper. The title evokes the whimsical wor...
About the Artist
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet · 1897–1897
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, born Jules Lachaise on September 2, 1836, in Paris, emerged as a prominent French painter and draughtsman specializing in lavish interior decorations during the Second Empire and beyond. Little is known about his early life and formal training, though he married Berthe Gourdet in 1866, forging a close professional partnership with her brother, the decorator Eugène-Pi...