Who created "Study for "La Liseuse couchée""?

Study for "La Liseuse couchée" was created by Paul Ranson in 1894.

What medium is "Study for "La Liseuse couchée""?

Study for "La Liseuse couchée" is graphite on paper laid down.

Is "Study for "La Liseuse couchée"" in the public domain?

Yes, Study for "La Liseuse couchée" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Study for "La Liseuse couchée"

Paul Ranson

1894

Medium

graphite on paper laid down

Dimensions

overall: 13.2 x 21.7 cm (5 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

Accession Number

2001.136.70

Art Historical Context

In the intimate world of late 19th-century French, Paul Ranson's *Study for "La Lise couchée"* (189) offers a glimpse into the creative process of a Symbolist. Ranson, a founding member the avant-garde Les Nabis group alongside Pierre Bonnard and Maurice Denis, drew inspiration from Paul Gauguin and Japanese prints. This preparatory drawing, rendered in soft graphite on paper laid down preservation, sketches a reclining female reader—*la liseuse couchée*—evoking quiet introspection amid the fin-de-siècle fascination with dreamlike interiors and feminine reverie. At just 13.2 x 21.7 cm, the wo...

Study for "La Liseuse couchée"

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