Who created "Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress"?

Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress was created by Constantin Guys in ca. 1863 (?).

When was "Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1863 (?).

What medium is "Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress"?

Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress is Pen and brown ink with watercolor wash on off-white wove paper.

Is "Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress" in the public domain?

Yes, Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress

Constantin Guys

ca. 1863 (?)

Medium

Pen and brown ink with watercolor wash on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (21.6 x 16.8 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number

1975.1.640

Tags

Women

Art Historical Context

Constantin Guys, a Dutch-born artist celebrated by Charles Baudelaire as the quintessentialpainter of modern life," masterfully captured the elegance of Second Empire Paris in *Young Woman in a Blue Black Dress* (ca. 1863). This intimate depicts a fashionable young woman, her poised figure clad in a striking blue and black gown that reflects the opulent crinolines and bold contrasts of mid-19th-century couture. Guys' works, often sketched on the streets amid the bustle of Haussmann's transforming city, chronicled the fleeting energy of urban society, from flâneurs to dandies. Rendered in pen ...

About the Artist

Constantin Guys · 1802–1892

Constantin Guys, born Ernest-Adolphe-Hyacinthe-Constantin Guys de Saint-Hélène on December 3, 1802, in Vlissingen, Netherlands, to French parents François Lazare Guys and Elisabeth Bétin, spent his early years in a naval family that relocated to Calais around 1805. His early life is not well documented, with no records of formal art training, teachers, or schools; Guys appears to have been largely...

Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress

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