Who created "Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne""?

Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne" was created by Félix Bracquemond in 1897–99.

When was "Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne"" created?

This artwork was created 1897–99.

What medium is "Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne""?

Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne" is Photolithograph.

Is "Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne"" in the public domain?

Yes, Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne"

Félix Bracquemond

1897–99

Medium

Photolithograph

Dimensions

Mount: 16 1/16 × 12 1/16 in. (40.8 × 30.6 cm) Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 3/16 in. (29.4 × 20.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1928

Accession Number

28.78.2(20)

Tags

HeadsWomen

Art Historical Context

Félix Bracquemond's *Woman's Head*, created between 1897 and 1899, is a striking contribution to *L'Estampe Moderne a prestigious French album series that showcased contemporary artists' innovative prints. As a leading 19th-century etcher and proponent of Japonisme—the European fascination with Japanese aesthetics—Bracquemond brought his mastery of line and form to this intimate portrait study. The work captures the subtle contours and expressive features of a woman's face, reflecting the era's interest in psychological depth and naturalism amid the fin-de-siècle artistic ferment in Paris. Pr...

About the Artist

Félix Bracquemond · 1833–1914

French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres

Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne"

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