Young Woman with a Bowl, Seated Outdoors
Medium
black, red, and white chalks over graphite on blue wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 46.3 x 62.9 cm (18 1/4 x 24 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1998.49.1
Art Historical Context
Behold *Young Woman with a Bowl Seated Outdoors* (1733), a delicate drawing by Johann Justin Preissler, a Bohemian-German artist active in Nuremberg during the early 18th century.ured on blue wove paper, this sheet measures an impressive 46.3 x 62.9 cm and depicts a poised young woman seated in a natural setting, holding a bowl—evoking the intimate genre scenes popular in Northern European art of the period. Preissler's work bridges late Baroque elegance with emerging Rococo lightness, showcasing his skill in figure studies that often served as models for engravings or paintings. The medium—g...